Recent Posts Tagged With 'presidential election ´08'

• GOP Senator Threatens Armageddon

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 12:39 in politics, Republicans, Democrats, congress, cowboys, nuclear war, al franken, norm coleman, john cornyn, election day, presidential election ´08

  BEN THEODOR (Haverford, Pennsylvania) We all take so much for granted in this world.  For example, when we wake up in the morning, we know that there are two senators to represent all of us in Washington, DC.  But there are many in this world who g...

• Obama’s First Month: The Baby Book

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 20:22 in politics, Canada, Barack Obama, bill richardson, Stephen Harper, rush limbaugh, guantanamo bay, michelle obama, baby books, judd gregg, david plouffe, stimulus bill

  NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York) Like a high proportion of Columbia students, Nicole dutifully obeyed her impulses toward political involvement this fall when she joined the BarackObama.com listserver, receiving email after email from David Plouffe,...

• We’re Dancing in New York City

  Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 23:19 in politics, Democrats, President, Barack Obama, election, presidential election ´08

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) NICOLE CATÁ (New York, New York) You did it. It’s been almost twenty months since the junior senator of Illinois announced the commencement of his Presidential campaign. It’s been four years and three m...

• About Tuesday

  Posted on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 at 16:55 in Democrats, america, Barack Obama, election, presidential election ´08

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) We were at Break Out The Oreos try not to get too preachy in our writing; we like to poke some fun, make our point, and pack it up. There are, however, times that merit the momentary suspension of wit in order to bet...

• Dispatches From The Fake America

  Posted on Tuesday October 21st, 2008 at 12:31 in entertainment, Republicans, Liberal, New York City, television, election, john mccain, keith olbermann, 9 11, countdown, the daily show, john stewart

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) So you may or may not remember Sarah Palin’s extolling of the “real America”–you know, where “folk” are “hardworking,” “very patriotic,” and “pro-Amer...

• Links for Your Monday!

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 01:24 in sports, entertainment, Republicans, Film, baseball, new york, New York City, television, mets, red sox, snl, cubs

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) So we haven’t been writing, but we’ve sure had a lot on our minds! Visions of an America under Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin headbobbing on SNL. SNL somehow creating something hilarious from something stupid....

• Sarah Palin On Ice!

  Posted on Sunday October 12th, 2008 at 01:39 in sports, republican, Republicans, baseball, new york, hockey, corruption, election, red sox, boston, philadelphia, islanders

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) We here at Break Out The Oreos are good New Yorkers–we boo our Republican mayors, salivate over sexy corruption scandals, and remain moderately aware of our hockey team (go fuck yourselves, Islanders). So it sh...

• Ack!

  Posted on Tuesday September 23rd, 2008 at 19:39 in Republicans, presidential election ´08, bristol palin

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) We know, we know, we know–we’re sorry we haven’t been publishing! Turns out this whole school thing is actually kind of time-consuming at times. To assuage your hunger and our guilt, we will do some...

• Liveblogging: Obamacain at Columbia University

  Posted on Thursday September 11th, 2008 at 14:43 in republican, Republicans, Democrats, Democrat, Presidential Election, Columbia University, liveblogging, presidential election ´08, obamacain

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) That’s right, folks! We’re going to be attempting our very first liveblogging experiment during tonight’s ServiceNation event at Columbia University featuring Democratic and Republican Presidential ...

• Stop Talking Now, Part One.

  Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 12:06 in education, Republicans, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, chicago, hawaii, alaska, michelle obama, public education, punahou, hyde park, aaron sorkin

  DEVON GRANDY (New York, New York) Welcome back, everybody! And yes, we know that we’re a week and change late on returning from our hiatus, but things were kind of busy. We hope you’ll forgive us, and, in compensation, would like to treat...

• Still On Hiatus

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 03:34 in Democrats, Joe Biden, Housekeeping, nomination, hiatus, democratic national convention, presidential election ´08

  DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii) That’s right, we’re still gone until September 1st. In the meantime, Break Out The Oreos recommends paying attention as the dust settles after last night’s finale to the Democratic National Convention...

• Lessons In Whining, Straight From The Pros

  Posted on Thursday August 14th, 2008 at 14:35 in Democrats, Hillary Clinton, congress, nomination, bill clinton, democratic national convention, presidential election ´08

  DEVON GRANDY (Honolulu, Hawaii) When this half of Break Out The Oreos was a child he often attempted to pout or whine his way into getting what he wanted–that new toy, one more cookie than was the limit, another hour of sleep, you know the dril...