Comments on: Green Party NYC Mayor Candidate Reverend Billy Talen makes the news in England

By: Jim Talbot

Jim Talbot — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:32:44 +0000

reverend billy is a self serving theocrat.
Changes positions as it suits him.
Used to speak against amazon.com until he had a product to sell. Where would Jesus buy your DVD billy?

By: steve adams

steve adams — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:15:16 +0000

greetings from the uk,
i saw the reverend, twice this weekend in cambridge
and all i will say is, the green party have a the right man for the job,
good luck and hope they do well

By: Lawrence White

Lawrence White — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:59:56 +0000

Ms. Wilder is correct. Rev. Billy had some contracted appearances, including England, before the Greens approached him about running for Mayor. He and Savitri ( his wife/manager) assured the assembled group at a recent meeting at campaign headquarters (Lafayette btwn Prince and Spring) that as soon as these obligations are fulfilled, they will be devoting full time to the campaign.
Billy Talen is the best candidate for visible, progressive change in NYC in quite a while, and I urge any New Yorkers who feel disenfranchised and neglected by the past 2 administrations to consider his candidacy.

By: Morgan Brykein

Morgan Brykein — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:24:53 +0000

“Standing for” makes a lot more sense than “running for.”

By: Kimberly Wilder

Kimberly Wilder — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:43:59 +0000

To Third Part Revolution:

Well, stuff happens sometimes in small parties. It is mostly a favor to the Green Party to have someone with as much juice and previous media exposure as Rev. Billy. So, people probably weighed the pros and cons of his schedule and said okay. I am in NY state, and I had not heard of any other serious contender for GP Mayor.

Also, it is not exactly the “season” right now. There is not much going on with the NYC Mayor’s race – not news in the cycle everyday. So, it is not a horrible time to be on the road.

Rev. Billy is part of a team with a whole choir and a music director. I am imagining the England tour was planned well in advance, and that everyone thought they needed to go.

(Also, if he can do stuff in England, and we can blog about it here…not a bad plan. Campaigning does not have to be face-to-face all the time anymore. There is Face-Boook to Face-Book, where I heard about the England video…)

By: Ross Levin

Ross Levin — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:35:52 +0000

Another article about Reverend Billy:

http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2009/05/105440.shtml

Mayoral Green Party candidate Billy Talen, better known as Reverend Billy, took his gospel of an affordable, neighborhood friendly New York City under ground this past Thursday. That is, in an performance-action entitled “F the Fare Hike,” Talen rode the F train from Broadway-Lafayette Street station to Jamaica Street in Queens to Coney Island, preaching all the while against the recently announced public transportation fare hike, and criticizing the tactics of his mayoral race rival, incumbent Michael Bloomberg.

By: Third Party Revolution

Third Party Revolution — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:26:01 +0000

What is Reverend Billy doing in England if he is supposed to be campaigning for Mayor of NYC?