A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2)

In fairness, that Purple Heart is just ketchup and poor circulation.

“Well that’s 15 seconds of our lives we won’t get back.”

I don’t care for Fantasy Films. Haven’t seen a single Hobbit or Harry Potter movie. Not about to start now.

There are a couple of shadenfreude-y movies coming out:

“Stopping The Steal,” was supposed to have come out on Max Sept. 17.
The Apprentice” comes out Oct. 11 in U.S. and Canadian theaters.

It did. Haven’t watched but it’s available on streaming.

The sad (for Democrats and democracy-lovers) fact is that most people who would benefit from the information in those films, will likely never know they exist.

They are more likely to be exposed to promotion of the OANN-and-Fox-promoted “The Man You Don’t Know.” (Which appears to be quite worshipful toward Trump.)

(The right-wing media bubble succeeds in derailing a LOT of potential schadenfreude.)

Watching “Stopping the Steal” right now. The testimonies given by election board members/state officials in swing states is gripping.

Remarkable to me is how many previously loyal Trump staffers were surprised (at least for the camera) by his conduct after the election. It seems to me most thinking people knew he was a shameless narcissist who would show his true side when things did not go his way.

I guess the trappings of power blind many people to reality.

I watched Stopping the Steal" a couple of nights ago. It’s very well done, mostly interviews by Republicans, both current and former, many of whom (Bill Barr, Stephanie Grisham, Marc Short, e.g.) were active members in the Trump Administration. Also featured were Rusty Bowers, Brad Raffensperger, Gabriel Sterling and others. In other words, die-hard Trumpers right up to the end and January 6th.

I think everyone who votes should watch it. In reality, those who need to see it most will be able to avoid it.

Holy shit, that is some real North Korean “Dear Leader”-type hagiography going on there.

I suppose Trump also hit 11 holes-in-one the first time he played golf like his North Korean lover boy’s father did.

And still are, I believe

Some. Not all. Rusty Bowers and Gabriel Sterling, for example, will never have anything to do with Trump again. (Though I expect they will stop short of voting for Harris.)

Rusty Bowers, former Arizona Speaker of the House, reaction to receiving vile, slanderous, and threatening messages: “I remember thinking…this is MY side…my side is coming after me.”

One of the most leopardy quotes, like, EV-ARRR

Interviews by Republicans, or of Republicans (or possibly both)? Actually, most impressive would be if it were both and it was still truthful.

The information compiled through interviews by Dan Reed, producer and director of the piece, comports with the information I have about the efforts made by Trump and his loyalists to steal the election. In short, I believe it is truthful.

It’s compelling because the story is told by people who were loyal to Trump right up to the end. Several of them pointed out that they wanted Trump to win – and had no reason to say otherwise, except it was the truth that he lost.

Dan Reed is a British producer and director who previously made Leaving Neverland, Terror in Mumbai and The Valley. Not a Republican, but he appears to be a faithful narrator.

Yep. He’s really going all the way with the lies about crowds. He even says a crowd that wasn’t even there loved his performance. (The link goes to Yahoo.)

Former President Donald Trump appeared on a taped segment of Fox News’ “Gutfeld!” Wednesday, complaining once again that the ABC News debate moderators bothered to fact-check him while falsely claiming that the debate audience “went crazy” for his performance. Host Greg Gutfeld chose not to fact-check Trump over the fact that there was no debate audience whatsoever, per the rules set by ABC News and agreed to by both campaigns.

Let me put the relevant part in bold.

Host Greg Gutfeld chose not to fact-check Trump over the fact that there was no debate audience whatsoever

Love your adjective coinage.

Good coinage, but missed the opportunity to say “this is leopardy!”

I’ve more than once, while watching Jeopardy with my wife, said “This is Leapordy!” as the show starts, and then said it would be hilarious if leopards jumped into the camera frame to attack everyone.

I’m the only one who laughs though. :frowning:

I laughed.