schadenfreud

If that's how you see it -- I think you're way off the mark, but if that's really how you see it -- then you either have the worst case of schadenfreud of any human being alive, or a bigger crush on Ann than every other commenter here put together.

Oppressed by the label "Republican"? Ann Althouse 2006

Professor Foland @ 8:06 pm #161 – Guilt-free schadenfreud – a thing to be treasured.

Firedoglake » Incomprehensible Demoralization 2006

I think for his political foes, who've always bristled at the notion that he and his supporters represent virtue, this is going to be a source of some pleasure, what the Germans call schadenfreud.

CNN Transcript May 6, 2003 2003

We've come a long way from the schadenfreud-a-riffic 2005 CES keynote, when WMC crashed during Bill Gates's keynote demo.

Betanews 2009

Those of us who never felt the love to begin with may be pardoned for indulging in a moment of schadenfreud** - but damn it, it's my country too, and the prospect of a nuclear Iran and Russian long-range bombers in Cuba and Venezuela is no laughing matter.

Rants and Raves 2009

And yes, the idea of Wall Street's captains and kings cowering behind their designer window treatments while being jeered at by angry broke retirees does give me a tiny, satisfying, schadenfreud-y thrill.

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

I'm feeling a strange amount of empathy today for Mark Sanford, when normally what I'd feel is schadenfreud.

Episcopalifem 2009

That said, if one needs a roadmap to schadenfreud, you’ve shown the exact path by contrasting Groth’s site intro with the execution.

TCJ.com, 2 Months Later » Comics Worth Reading 2010

Thank god for the Germans I’m sure that’s a phrase not said too often; schadenfreud is so much nicer than gloating.

Freshwater: Same song, second verse - The Panda's Thumb 2010

The Libby schadenfreud-a-rama has left me feeling charitable, so here’s some free advice for the next generation of Republicans.

Balloon Juice » 2007 » January 2007