# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175 "2025-01-20T19:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 124
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2461 "2026-01-10T00:50:00Z")
I figure they got out before they were forced to feature him in one of their performances. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2462 "2026-01-10T01:10:47Z")
Or they just wanted to have audiences. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2463 "2026-01-10T01:27:17Z")
Now now. I’m sure Ted Nugent can find time in his busy schedule to “lip pick” to his greatest hits. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2464 "2026-01-10T01:34:16Z")
I’d like to see David Gilmour hook up with them. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2465 "2026-01-10T01:47:05Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > I figure they got out before they were forced to feature him in one of their performances. Or Melania, in Salammbô. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2466 "2026-01-10T02:01:25Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > I’d like to see David Gilmour hook up with them. I don’t get this one. Kid Rock and the “nuge” are both Trump sycophants and also both walking talking pairs of bumper nuts, but what are you implying about Gilmour? ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2467 "2026-01-10T02:14:57Z")
I meant hook up with the National Opera and show them how to do it at another venue. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2468 "2026-01-10T02:22:46Z")
I know he’s paired up with symphony orchestras before. I’d pay to see it! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2469 "2026-01-10T03:18:13Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > I meant hook up with the National Opera and show them how to do it at another venue. Thank you for clarifying! I was worried that my beloved David was somehow a Trumpite now! PHEW! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2470 "2026-01-10T07:32:45Z")
In 2020, a CBP agent staying at a hotel in Portland called the front desk to report a clogged toilet. When the maintenance man arrived with a plunger, the agent pulled a gun on him, claiming he thought a protestor had “tracked” him to his room. The government must now pay that man $125,000. > **[Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker](https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/feds-pay-125k-after-border-patrol-agent-pointed-gun-at-portland-hotel-worker.html)** > > The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2471 "2026-01-10T13:48:45Z")
These people should not have guns. Renee Good would agree. If she could. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2472 "2026-01-10T14:00:27Z")
Roger Waters, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2473 "2026-01-10T16:28:51Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > These people should not have guns. Nor pencils… > **[ICE shooting comes after bombshell probe finds new recruits 'can barely read...](https://www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting-2674862836/)** > > A deadly shooting in Minneapolis at the hands of a federal immigration officer comes weeks after a bombshell report on President Donald Trump's desperate drive to rush 10,000 deportation officers onto the payroll by the end of 2025.The explosive... ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2474 "2026-01-10T16:46:38Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Thank you for clarifying! I was worried that my beloved David was somehow a Trumpite now! PHEW! It bothers me to know that a few people whose music and performances I have loved hold such evil beliefs behind the curtain. I mean, I’ll still like the music and the even if the artist is an Evil SOB. Notable exceptions are Kid Rock, Kevin Sorbo, Scott Baio, Kirk Cameron, Caitlynn Jenner, Nikki Minaj, Sylvester Stallone, David Mamet, Joe Rogan, Dr. Phil, and “Doc Crock” Oz. They could all board a Flaming Train to Hell… window seat, aisle, or freight, and I wouldn’t think about it twice. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2475 "2026-01-10T17:19:32Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > It bothers me to know that a few people whose music and performances I have loved hold such evil beliefs behind the curtain. I mean, I’ll still like the music and the even if the artist is an Evil SOB. Back in my head-banger days (thankfully short-lived), I listed to a LOT of Ted Nugent. In fact, I blame him for a not-small percentage of my hearing loss from a concert in a smallish theater when he absolutely blasted us for two hours. I have not listened to his music in years and hopefully will never hear another of his songs. > [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > They could all board a Flaming Train to Hell Nugent could also be a passenger on this express. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2476 "2026-01-10T17:40:10Z")
“ **ALL ABOARD** ” I’m sure they have all had their share of coctails. But notihing that could explain their support for this ‘administration’. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2477 "2026-01-10T17:48:05Z")
If he read here… and if he’d ever consider a suggestion for the suggestion box… I would sincerely Love if Bruce Springsteen would consider making an album called, “Flaming Train To Hell” I know that it would seem more like something Metallica or Ghost would do… but. ( Oh Hell, it’s up for grabs. SOMEBODY do it… please? ) ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2478 "2026-01-10T22:34:15Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > David Mamet Had to look up that one. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2479 "2026-01-11T00:06:58Z")
> [@duality72](#): > > > [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > > > David Mamet > > Had to look up that one. Sigh.   Yeah, he’s a right piece of shit. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2480 "2026-01-12T03:49:10Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > I would sincerely Love if Bruce Springsteen would consider making an album called, > > “Flaming Train To Hell” Would you settle for a nature trail? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=123) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=125)