The Anthony family saga

American Thinker ^ | 12 Jun, 2026 | Bill Ponton

[MtnClimber]

If the Anthony clan is representative of the intact black family that conservatives like Ben Shapiro are always clamoring for, then we should rethink that proposition.

here is something rich about Karmelo Anthony describing himself in his court filing as a “penniless, destitute, and indigent person, too poor to employ counsel to represent me on the appeal,” after his parents squandered the crowdfunded defense fund of $625,000 on meals at Cheesecake Factory, luxury handbags, and a new home in a gated community, presumably needed to foil attempts by relatives to sponge off them.

If the Anthony clan is representative of the intact black family that conservatives like Ben Shapiro are always clamoring for, then we should rethink that proposition. The elder Anthony instilled in his son arrogance, machismo, and a sense of victimhood, a deadly cocktail that no sane father would want to foster. Both parents show a disturbing lack of remorse for the actions of their little pit bull.

If the family’s crowdfunding success is any measure of wider black support, then we should also ponder what the civil rights movement has wrought. In the six decades since MLK’s, “I have a dream” speech, white parents must still caution their children about upsetting their black classmates in any fashion, lest they end up with a penknife in their chest.

If Democrat U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett’s defense of Anthony is any measure of tribalism in this country, then “Houston, we have a problem.” Whereas liberal white women scold white men for being toxically masculine, black women, like Crockett, are big cheerleaders of black men’s hyper-aggression.

I witnessed a display of it in college, when several black male students cut in line at the cafeteria. When a white student objected to their arrogant actions, black female students came up behind

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: culture; racism; texas

[MtnClimber]

How many random attacks against white people have there been because of the jury verdict?

[dforest]

I watched this last evening and it was a real eye opener on these Anthony parents. Who they actually are. My impression is that they are really very stupid and ignorant and have to be directed by others to not see how embarrassing and evil they appear.

This video is a rundown of the lies vs the truth of the BS these people are out spreading about the murder, arrest, and trial of Karmelo. In this short video, the lies are refuted and corrected one by one by using the facts at the trial.

It is Megyn Kelly, but she really does nail these con grifters and their schtick. It made my blood boil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEHCoonhqEo

[BigFreakinToad]

I’m sick of seeing stories about that whole POS family.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

They all want their George Floyd moment to get the bank and the martyrdom.

[BigFreakinToad]

yep, that is the operating system modern blacks operate under

[Slingwing]

Civil rights has morphed into entitlement and tho shall not cross the line. While the media parrots the teleprompter the rest of society has about had our fill. Rest assured FIFA will continue to be pounded into us daily as to shroud the constraint attacks from the hoods who randomly pick out someone and accuse them of being a juror even though they are from Pigsknuckle, AR. Remember they are not shaming you, they are attempting to shame you into conflict or obedience. Don’t fall for the trap.

[TexasFreeper2009]

the family of the victim needs to sue the perps family for every penny of that money raised

[AppyPappy]

Chris Rock said it best “What white people don’t like about black people, black people really hate about black people”. Black people have practically declared open season on black people. The media refuses to cover it because it doesn’t involve white people. If Jon Benet Ramsey had been LaQuisha Ramsey, we never would have heard of her.

[DIRTYSECRET]

I see encroachment on the part of modern day blacks being accepted too much. White guilt and low expectations give them the opening. If it’s cutting in line or unwanted attention given to white women the underlying threat of a violent consequence keeps the law abiding in check freeing up the behavior of those who have nothing to lose. The future of Carmelo Anthony means nothing to these people if it forwards the cause. While others ‘stay in their lane’ they can weave in and out of traffic. When the ‘accident’ occurs everyone goes to their corner and prepare for the followup wake. Court costs and incarceration is paid for by all of us. The bigger the problem gets it plays into the hands of the left.

What happens when a pundit says to stay away from areas where blacks congregate? A politician that says it gets beat up by his own who are too scared to react otherwise.

[Texas Eagle]

...his parents squandered the crowdfunded defense fund of $625,000 on meals at Cheesecake Factory, luxury handbags, and a new home in a gated community, presumably needed to foil attempts by relatives to sponge off them.

A mostly white gated community I'm guessing.

[dforest]

When the video got to the part that stupid father tried to say that the atheletic director was hugging Karmelo, my anger shot up a lot when Megyn read off the actual truth at the trial.

[Bonemaker]

Movin’ on up.

[Tom Tetroxide]

"...and a new home in a gated community,..."

[nitzy]

There is a term which has existed for decades that describes someone of low intelligence and moral character who comes into a large sum of money and then quickly loses that money because of the poor choices they make.

It’s called being “n-word rich”

[Bon of Babble]

Not surprised the money is gone -the home and luxury cars will be gone soon as well.

You can be sure if the races were reversed, the killer would be either sitting on death row or given LWOP. Instead, he may be out before he’s out of his 30s. AND, the killer has a tremendous amount of support from the black community.

Heard Austin Metcalf’s father on my radio program yesterday - he said his family is beset by multiple death threats each and every day.

[madison10]

You forgot the cruise and Escalade...

[Bon of Babble]

Two that I know of - I believe both were in Florida, not Texas - I suspect there are more that aren’t being reported by the media:

“One individual was physically attacked in Jacksonville, Florida, by a man on a bicycle who falsely accused him of serving on the jury. Another person was punched in the face in a separate incident after being mistaken for a juror, a viral video of which has sparked widespread condemnation and accusations of terrorism.

[NorthMountain]

Karmello Anthony, and all of his bizarrely named folk, are the legacy of Michael “Martin Luther” King. The misnamed “civil” “rights” “movement” was a leftist ploy to destroy America.

[Chewbarkah]

Megyn Kelly did a good job, though I disagree with her criticism of the black female interviewer. By not arguing back, she got the Anthonys to show themselves as shallow childish morons lacking any sense of responsibility.

The lack of an effective defense = the white lawyer’s fault, not because their son was obviously guilty and the lying defense witness got caught. Hiring a white lawyer = the “advisor’s” fault. Ditto, not going full BLM before the trial.