Posted on 11/11/2022 7:50:24 AM PST by Hojczyk
The series finale of Paramount+ "The Good Fight" left social media users stunned on Thursday for featuring a plot in which a character claimed to be sexually assaulted by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, only to confess he was lying later on in the show
The finale of the courtroom drama's sixth and final season premiered on Thursday with the episode titled "The End of Everything." In a clip widely shared online, the episode features the main character Diane Lockhart, played by Christine Baranski, meeting with Felix Staples, a flamboyant, gay provocateur who has made appearances in earlier seasons of the long-running show. In a conference room surrounded by lawyers, Staples claims that he was sexually assaulted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who forced him to have oral sex following a CPAC conference while interning for his office.
Diane immediately dismisses the accusation as politically motivated "bulls---" despite Staples claiming to have DNA proof. The lawyers spend the episode gathering evidence to expose Staples for lying. He eventually confesses to fabricating the allegations to tarnish the Florida governor's reputation, because it will put former President Trump "ahead in the polling" in 2024's presidential race.
The episode ignited a firestorm on Twitter, with users calling the show "unhinged" and questioning the legalities of casting the governor as a potential sex offender in the fictitious TV show. Other users called it the first of many smear campaigns by Hollywood to be brought against the Florida governor as he remains a popular potential 2024 presidential contender.
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And a few years ago, I thought the Florida election would be the main attraction of the midterms, it was a mere sideshow.
That also raises some red flags.
The GOPe is STUPID and gullible!
They just let their best chances of a huge victory slip through their hands, because they refuse to ALLOW anyone THEY do not CONTROL to be elected!
Obviously they confused the Democrat gay druggie Andrew Gillum with DeSantis.
It's much harder to attack someone effectively if they don't give you any ammo.
The media is an ammo factory.
These are pros at propaganda. Goebbels could have learned a lot from these guys.
John 8:44 ESV / 30 helpful votesNot Helpful. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
But we have been told by some members here that DeSantis is basically the media’s darling. I would think media includes Hollywood.
As long as Trump is still active they will treat DeSantis moderately, but the second Trump is gone, DeSantis is the Overnight-Antichrist!
When was this episode filmed?
LOLOLOL
now that was funny
Bad timing for CBS since both sides seem to want him to take out Trump
Just like Romney and McCain. They are the bees knees until they get the nomination, then they turn into “Hitler”.
The Left fears DeSantis tremendously. For them to publish this means Ron has a serious chance of knocking 2024 out of the park as a home run.
Outrageous! SUE THOSE AHOLES!!
Those who still think republicans can make friends with their enemies are (fill in the blank).
I suppose they feel they exercised great restraint by not airing this LAST Friday.
Meant to damage Trump, maybe, but the allegation is out there aginst DeSantis too.
During Lyndon Johnson’s run for Congress back in the 50s he told an aide to spread the rumor that his opponent had relations with his barnyard animals.
The aid asked “you don’t think people will actually believe he’s a pig ‘lover’ do you?” Johnson said “maybe not, but I want him to have to deny it”.
Suing would be the worst thing DeSantis could do. If he’s asked about the show, he should say he doesn’t know anything about it. Let sleeping pigs lie.
it is called kill two birds time. Pit them against each other then destroy both.
All you get left is the squishy smelly droppings.
Good plan by the uniparty.
"Unhinged" -- yes, definitely. This is beyond the pale. The inflammatory and slanderous rhetoric continues to ratchet up, year after year, to now we see this.
Yes, these claims were questioned and later shot down in the story, but no one needs to point out that this sort of thing would never, never be thrown against Barak Obama. Or Joe Biden, even though in real life he has been captured on video groping little girls throughout his political career.
But a Republican is fair game. The media field isn't just tilted any longer -- it's standing on end.
They’ve been playing this same game against Republicans for more than fifty years, probably longer.
Any Republican who gets accolades from the media is a Republican who will lose to a Democrat (think Mittens).
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