Tennessee State Representative John J DeBerry Jr.
Posted on 04/12/2020 4:08:15 AM PDT by Libloather
A day after the Tennessee Democratic Party voted to remove Memphis Rep. John DeBerry from the party's Aug. 6 primary ballot, the legislator hit back at the party, saying it no longer valued a diversity of ideas.
“The so-called party of inclusion is everything but inclusive. It’s all about thinking with one brain, marching in step and following the company line, sitting there like a brainless idiot and letting them tell you what to do,” he said in an interview Thursday morning.
In recent years, DeBerry, who represents District 90 - a gerrymandered district that weaves from north of Interstate 40, through parts of Volllintine Evergreen and into South Memphis - has come under fire from Tennessee Democrats for voting with Republicans on issues including abortion and school choice.
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DeBerry, an ordained Church of Christ minister, has been opposed to abortion his entire legislative career and in 2019 said he believed a lack of "personal responsibility" was a contributor to the number of abortions. He said Thursday that his values - passed on from his parents - had not changed since he was first elected 26 years ago. He scorned the party for kicking him off the ballot for not aligning with party values, saying he believed he still represented the values of his constituents.
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No diversity required. You will comply - or else.
DeBerry, Four Others Dumped from Democratic Ballot
Yes, you must conform or you become sh*t. GG. /s
Sounds like someone slipped a little reality into this guy’s drink.
Welcome to Conservatism, Mr. DeBarry. Our arms are open to you.
WMAL radio personality Chris Plante describes Democrats being “as diverse as a Klan rally”.
Proof once again, it’s impossible to be an active Democrat and an active Christian
And most Democrats are only too glad to conform to totalitarians such as these in TN.
Rep. DeBerry to Appeal Removal from Democratic Ballot, Has Black Caucus Support
No he just got caught.
brainless idiot and Democratic Pary is redundant.
That’s the very FIRST thing I thought of.
My only question is, why did it take him this long to figure it out, or has he even figured it out yet?
Tennessee State Representative John J DeBerry Jr.
Can’t be an American AND a dem anymore. You can only be one or the other.
Welcome to the republican party.
“State Democratic chair Mary Mancini of Nashville said, apropos the ouster of the five candidates from the party’s ballot: “After a long meeting in which we heard challenges and evidence, we did what we thought was best to protect the Tennessee Democratic Party and the values we stand for.”
Come on over!!
My grandfather left the Democrat Party for similar reasons.
That was in 1980. Some of us are a little slower on the uptake.
“...sitting there like a brainless idiot and letting them tell you what to do,”
Well, yeah, that’s what being a good Democrat means.
DeBerry finally realized he’s been on a plantation, eh? Hey John, look up BLEXIT.
I agree.
I think he’s well on his way.
So if I read it right, he’s currently a state rep, so these demons not only kicked him off the ballot, they assured that he will lose his current job.
I hope he has a real shark attorney
There’s a reason why intelligent blacks like Frederick Douglass, James Meredith and Jackie Robinson were Republicans.
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