Friday, July 20, 2018

A Guardian of the Galaxy joins the Trump Schadenfreude List

Schadenfreude; Noun: pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
Drop the gunn!
Don Surber  "Today we add to the Trump Schadenfreude List one James Gunn, director of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series of movies from comic books.
"Make that ex.
"Now Gunn all along mocked President Trump and called him Hitler. Typical Hollywood conformist trying to fit in with the In Crowd.
"Then last month, Gunn went bonkers when The Donald hosted families of the victims of murders by illegal aliens. President Trump even autographed photographs of the victims at the request of their survivors.
"Gunn took to Twitter.
" 'I don’t know why I’m so surprised he autographed those photos. You KNOW Trump wakes up every morning hoping more kids are murdered by immigrants so it will help him in the polls," Gunn tweeted.
"Tweety Pie crossed the line.
"The Daily Caller looked at his tweets, and filed a report, "After Attacking Conservatives, Disney Filmmaker’s Tweets Reveal Racism, Homophobia and Assault Against Children."
"He said they were jokes.
"Disney didn't laugh." . . .
. . . 
"But he took on Donald Trump, and now he has been Gunned Down. He joins the list, bringing the total to 75 fools. The Trump Schadenfreude List:"
A smattering:

9. Tom Brokaw.
2015: "Legendary newsman Tom Brokaw says he would 'call in sick' if he had to cover Donald Trump every night."2018: "Tom Brokaw Accused of Sexual Harassment By Former NBC Anchor."
 15. David Corn.
2016: "MSNBC’s David Corn destroys Ann Coulter for defending Trump’s decision not to release tax returns."2017: "David Corn investigated for inappropriate workplace behavior."

19. Robert De Niro.

2016: "De Niro: I’d Like to Punch Trump In the Face."2017: De Niro film scores 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. Cost $15 million to make. Had a box office of $1.7 million.

63. Tavis Smiley.

2016: "Tavis Smiley: BFOTs (Black Friends of Trump) Are Normalizing Racism."2017: "PBS Suspends Tavis Smiley For Allegedly Forcing Women and Men to Have Sex With Him to Keep Their Jobs."

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