Reverend Billy has been running a very active campaign as the Green Party candidate for mayor in New York City, and as he comes into the last month of it, he’s not slowing down. In an email to supporters, the campaign announced an endorsement from The L Magazine (a local New York City magazine with a circulation of over 100,000), and interview with WNYC public radio, and a zombie brigade for a Halloween parade.
and….this is a one month notice for the Halloween parade, JOIN US! On October 31st Reverend Billy will lead a vast horde of Bloomberg Zombies – a horrific new evil strain called ZOMBERGS – in the New York City Halloween Parade.
An excerpt of the endorsement:
Reverend Billy winning the election would be a miracle. We recognize that his campaign is symbolic, that massive amounts of money are required to seriously compete for higher office in America, but we celebrate the intensity, dedication and courage of those who, along with Reverend Billy himself, have fought to bring the aforementioned issues into the broader discussion. The Billy campaign has served as a focal point for disparate constituencies across the city, bringing New Yorkers together to fight for social justice at the local level, neighborhood by neighborhood.
But this fight does not end on Election Day.
Going forward, we must look to the Billy campaign as a blueprint, an example of how it is still possible to organize for change, even if it just begins on your own block. Imagining a better world is one thing, but realizing it is another—and that is why we endorse the Reverend Billy for Mayor of New York City, because he’s shown us how that world might still yet happen.
And the interview:
17 responses so far ↓
1 Dave Schwab // Oct 2, 2009 at 3:45 pm
ZOMBERGS! Wonderful.
2 upstartgreen // Oct 2, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Send the Rev. Money to fight the Zombergs. Prayer alone doesn’t work
3 Robert Milnes // Oct 2, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Pray that the Reverend endorses The Progressive Libertarian Alliance Strategy. Then he just might win.
4 Skyler McKinley // Oct 3, 2009 at 2:57 am
Robert,
I’ll save the discussion of the viability of the Progressive-Libertarian Alliance Strategy for later. However, even if Reverend Billy were to endorse this strategy within the remaining month of this campaign, it would not generate the waves or the publicity to positively impact his campaign, unless he’s already within centimeters of victory. Your strategy is the sort of thing which need be introduced over a period of years, not weeks, months, or especially days. Honestly, you have the ability to start to institute such a strategy now, so that these sorts of candidates do win in the future. And the jumping off point for your theory is absolutely not IPR, no matter how relevant the discussions here may be.
5 Robert Milnes // Oct 3, 2009 at 4:48 am
Skyler, very interesting comment. And where, pray tell, would THE “…jumping off point…” be?
6 Robert Milnes // Oct 3, 2009 at 4:56 am
Because I would go there & jump off in a New York minute.
7 Robert Milnes // Oct 3, 2009 at 5:02 am
I’m looking at 2012, the Centennial, and chomping at the bit.
8 Third Party Revolution // Oct 4, 2009 at 1:05 pm
The PLAS will not work in the NYC mayoral race, since the LP has a candidate running.
9 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 4:03 pm
TPR, the remedy for that is for one to withdraw or the first on the ballot is the one who should be recognized. The Honor System. Does anyone know which was on the ballot first, The Green or the Libertarian?
10 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Skyler, if several notable people say, you, me, Richard Winger etc. and someone with some name recognition/celebrity, were to go to NYC & hold a press conference & said we’re going to try this strategy so that either the Green or the Libertarian wins, that would get a LOT of publicity. First polling. Then follow up polling. The polling should increase because there is a vast pool of potential voters. Then an all-out campaign to publicize the Strategy, rationale/theory directly to the voters, it could work. Esp. in a place like NYC. Urbane, sophisticated, rich, everybody plugged in to cellphones & internet, educated etc.
11 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Generally it might be best to try Greens in the NE & west coast. Libertarians in the south, midwest & west including Alaska. Generally Green in blue states, Libs in red states. Purple? Whichever gets on the ballot first.
12 Skyler McKinley // Oct 4, 2009 at 9:06 pm
What incentive would the press have to cover this theoretical news conference.
And you flatter me by calling me “notable.” Far, far from it.
13 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 10:38 pm
A skeptic, Green Gregg Garrett once wrote me saying” You talk big…” If we talk about winning. Confidently. The press will be impressed. & Come on Skyler, former campaign manager for Senator Gravel. His candidacy was remarkable last year, going from Dem. to LP. & his career was/is still remarkable. You have some notoriety. In federal prison I nicknamed myself “Infamous Bob. My roommate was Notorious Ricky. If we can count on Richard, he is a big deal on ballot access. We start talking about sweeping the dems & reps out by 2012. One or two others. Maybe somebody famous/celebrity. There are several possibles. But will they join the press conference? Penn & Teller Gillette,
14 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 10:49 pm
oops. cont. John Stossell, Mary Ruwart, Karen Kwiatkowski, Katherine Albrect maybe Nader or McKinney. Ask Gravel too. Richard Winger above, not my cellie Rickey! & NOT RON PAUL. I will not be directly associated with counterrevolutionary Paul. If I get some support, I’d be glad to spend the rest of the time campaigning in NYC.
15 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Of course if I’m right about Paul, he wouldn’t be interested in a revolutionary/progressive proposal. So that issue is academic.
16 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Then there are several professors including Milsted & Long etc.
17 Robert Milnes // Oct 4, 2009 at 11:10 pm
& the 2 Jesse’s-Ventura & Johnson.
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