Calling A Spade A Spade
I want to be clear for any liberal, whiny snowflakes that may read this column. I will be discussing what I believe is a straight-up organized offensive by racists who are trying to twist a blatant, cold-blooded murder into something else.
Having said that, if anyone is offended by the title of this column, I couldn’t care less because the phrase “Calling a Spade a Spade” has nothing to do with race. If you find yourself triggered by the word “Spade,” then you need to grow up. Liberals are great at feigning outrage over things they want to pretend are racist, but when they are the ones being racist and creating racial tension, they go from antagonist to victim in seconds.
For the record, the phrase “Call a spade a spade” means to speak openly and honestly without using euphemisms. It involves referring to something by its correct name, even if it’s uncomfortable or unpleasant. This expression emphasizes straightforwardness and a direct approach rather than avoiding the topic or being vague.
Historians trace the expression’s origins to the Greek phrase “to call a fig a fig and a trough a trough.” The identity of the first author to use “to call a trough a trough” is unknown. Erasmus, the renowned humanist and classical scholar, translated this phrase from Greek to Latin, significantly altering it to “call a spade a spade.” While this may have been an inaccurate translation, it appears more likely to have been a creative interpretation and a deliberate choice on his part.
Now that any snowflake anger has been addressed, let’s move to the real crime and the deliberate racial tension being created around it.
On April 2nd at a track meet in Frisco, Texas, Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old black teenager, stabbed Austin Metcalf a 17-year-old white teenager, to death during a dispute.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Karmelo Anthony was waiting out a weather delay under a tent designated for Frisco Memorial High School students, where Metcalf attended school, when Metcalf told him to move.
Anthony allegedly reached inside his bag and said, “Touch me and see what happens,” the affidavit said. Metcalf then touched him, to which Anthony replied, “Punch me and see what happens.”
According to the report, Metcalf grabbed Anthony and again told him to move when Anthony pulled out a knife, stabbed Metcalf once in the chest, and ran away.
Anthony told officers at the scene he was assaulted first and acted in self-defense.
“I’m not alleged. I did it,” Anthony allegedly told police.
Anthony then allegedly said to investigators, “He put his hands on me. I told him not to.”
Austin Metcalf had a twin brother, and as he was bleeding out from the stab wound, his brother held him in his arms as the life slipped out of his body.
This should have been a nothing-burger dispute. Situations like this happen thousands of times across the country between young men. At the very worst, this may have escalated into a fist fight, but there is a good chance it may have ended up being only a shoving match with some words exchanged. However, Anthony destroyed another young man’s life by pulling out a knife and stabbing him in the heart. This never should have happened, but Karmelo Anthony made a choice, and with that choice, he became a murderer.
Why did Anthony bring a knife to a track meet? That in itself is very strange and very telling. Then why did he feel so entitled to act so viciously in such a benign situation? His words indicate that he was ready to do what he ultimately did. By saying “Touch me and see what happens,” Anthony is admitting that he knew what he would do.
Keep in mind that this was a track meet with opposing teams competing, and Anthony was under Metcalf’s team’s tent. He wasn’t supposed to be there, and when he was told to leave, instead of running through a little rain, which he ended up doing after the murder, he became belligerent and, without any actual provocation, stabbed and killed Metcalf.
Since then, Anthony and his parents have fitted themselves very comfortably with the martyr mantel, and to no one’s surprise, every bleeding-heart liberal in the media, far too many in the general public, and at least one judge have forgotten that Austin Metcalf is the victim.
In a troubling indication of how a segment of society has deteriorated, roughly $500,000 has been raised for Anthony’s defense through GiveSendGo. One of Anthony’s prominent supporters is Minister Dominique Alexander, a Dallas-based activist and leader of the Next Generation Action Network (NGAN). Yet, as Alexander defends Anthony, questions about his own past resurface.
Alexander’s stance on defunding the police and his support for controversial figures are now under intense scrutiny due to his criminal history, complicating his role in the case.
Alexander’s vocal support for lowering the teen’s bond from $1 million to $250,000 has also added to the exploration of his sordid past.
Speaking of that ridiculous bond reduction, Collin County Judge Angela Tucker is the judge to thank for that lack of judicial judgment. After lowering the bond amount, Tucker then released Anthony from prison and ordered him to wear an ankle monitor and be confined to his home.
Anthony’s parents seem to be enjoying the attention gleaned from their son’s involvement in this hideous crime. They have hired security and moved into a very exclusive gated community, claiming that both were necessary due to threats they were receiving. The family is using this horrific crime to try to turn the tables on the reality of what actually took place. Playing the roles of supposed activists, they want the public to believe that the only reason their son is being prosecuted is because he is black and his victim was white. It’s disgustingly racist and totally unconvincing. Anthony is being prosecuted because he escalated a minor confrontation into a violent murder, and all they are doing is politicizing the act in hopes it will attract some undeserved sympathy from some uninformed radicals.
Yesterday, these narcissists held a news conference in an attempt to drum up more support for their imaginary argument of self-defense. However, when Austin Metcalf’s father showed up at this staged event, the family’s mouthpiece, Dominique Alexander, spewed false accusations of racism and bigotry.
When he learned that Metcalf’s father was present, he refused to start the press conference until he was removed. So, under threat of criminal trespass charges,
The Dallas Police removed the murdered boy’s father, stating that: “One person was asked to leave the location and did so without incident,” and “no offense was reported.”
Alexander wasted no time attempting to paint a false picture of the incident.
“What we’ve seen at the beginning of this press conference, of the father being at this press conference, these are my words—don’t quote anybody—is a disrespect to the dignity of his son.”
Alexander also claimed that it was Metcalf’s father who was trying to make the case about “politics and bigotry,” while falsely claiming his organization had “respected the loss of life.”
The press conference was called to address two main issues: allegations regarding the misuse of approximately $500,000 in donations from GiveSendGo intended for Anthony’s family, and to provide an opportunity for Anthony’s mother, Kayla Hayes, to make a statement.
Alexander asserted that no donations had been spent, labeling the contrary suggestions as “intentional disinformation.” He emphasized, “Let’s be clear: the family has not received one dime.”
Alexander’s next target was the Frisco Independent School District’s plans to expel Anthony a month before graduation. He then shifted gears to the track meet, suggesting they should have canceled it due to weather conditions.
“Because as a person who is the administrator of yet children, you are responsible for the safety of the children, and so it seems as if Frisco ISD is trying to push this off by making (the decision to expel Anthony) that they do not have to make.”
When Hayes finally spoke, she wasted no time pouring on the “Poor Us” guilt:
“Our family has been under attack.”
“Whatever you think, what happened between Karmelo and the Metcalf boy, my three younger children, my husband, and I didn’t do anything to deserve to be threatened, harassed, and lied about.”
Someone needs to remind her that Austin didn’t deserve to die.
She then complained about their address being posted on social media, forcing her husband to take a leave of absence from work and affecting their children’s sense of security.
“My husband had to take a leave of absence because he is concerned about what might happen to our family.” She added that her husband’s mental health was deteriorating and that her daughter was afraid to sleep in her bed.
Someone needs to remind her that Austin didn’t deserve to die. She also needs to be reminded that her family would not be enduring any of these inconveniences if her son had not committed a totally senseless crime.
When Alexander retook the microphone, he returned to discussing race, claiming that Anthony deserved the same legal protection as Kyle Rittenhouse and Daniel Penny. Adding that, “racist bigots” were attempting to stop them from defending Anthony.
“Because these racist bigots try to prevent us from standing up for our baby, our boy, he should be afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had, Daniel Penny, and all the people who have claimed whatever their defense was – he should be afforded the same rights.”
While Alexander and Hayes were venting racial bile, Jeff Metcalf had previously stated to Fox News: “This was not a race thing. This is not a political thing. Do not politicize this…this is a human being thing.”
Metcalf described Austin as “the light of my life” and spoke about forgiveness, saying, “The forgiveness is for me so I can have peace.”
This is from the man who has to live with the memory that his one twin son died in the arms of his twin brother, Hunter, who desperately tried to stop the bleeding.
“They were so tight. They had the best bond. They were best friends,” Metcalf said of the pair. “And now I have to focus on taking care of Hunter.”
The racist dog and pony show that Anthony’s family and Dominique Alexander are undertaking is vile and deceitful. What happened was a tragedy, but trying to spin this as justifiable self-defense while gathering cash, moving into lush surroundings, and playing nothing but race cards is despicable.
Enough is Enough.
