Oh, Yes They Did! American Edition 10/15/08

Tonight we had another fabulous installment of "Oh Yes They Did!" on WECB. The theme for tonight's show was America. Here's the playlist in case you missed it:

1. Lil' Wayne - Got Money (Dedicated to Reezy)
2. 20th Century Boy - T. Rex
3. If You're Out There - John Legend
4. American Boy - Estelle
5. American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Where to start? We talked about a plethora of topics! For starters as you all know Valeria and Candace enjoy FB stalking Olympic swimmers. This week marked a milestone - Cullen Jones accepted Candace's friend request! Woot woot! This (almost) makes up for the fact that Ricky Berens made his profile super private and deleted all of us in the process (boo!) We forgive, Ricky, but we never forget.

We also talked about our favorite supercouple - Phlochte. The thought crossed our minds, however, that perhaps there is another occupying the heart of Mr. Ryan Lochte. Considering his insane fanboy behavior, grill wearing and incessant namedropping, could it be none other than Lil Wayne that Ryan loves the most? What do you guys think? Could Phlochte be threatened by a potential "Lil Reezy" super coupling? You decide. Or maybe they could just be a triple. Lil Wayne could be the chocolate fudge on their double scoop sundae.

Since tonight is the last presidential debate we talked about our favorite politician Mr. Barack Obama. There is this AMAZING video of Obama basically throwing down for his woman when the GOP is trying to talk smack about her. It's kind of sexy... not gonna lie about it.

Check out this picture. He's a good looking man! Just throwing it out there. Is it wrong to be attracted to a Presidential candidate? I guess not since JFK was gettin' with lots of chicks! Valeria and Candace are hoping that Obama will bring it in the debate tonight.

We also talked about how he's adorable because he actually knows who the Jonas Brothers are. His daughter, Malia, is a big fan and backstage at the DNC he talked about a bet he had going with her that she would FREAK OUT if she met Nick (who also happens to be Candace's favorite - gross.)

At the Democratic National Convention Michelle said she had a "surprise" for the girls. Malia very excitedly responded with "JONAS BROTHERS?!" alas it was not.... it was her father via satellite. Just as good some would say. The girls did, however, get to meet the famous brothers when their mother was interviewed on Ellen a few weeks later. Wonder who won that $5 bet Barack and Malia had going...

After talking about Obama we wondered about the political affiliation of our favorite swimmer boys. Candace and Valeria think (and hope) that Phelps is a democrat - even though we're not sure how being from Baltimore might influence his personal opinions. We found out that Reezy isn't even registered to vote. Can't say we were very surprised. We assumed that he had made plans to register but was too busy picking up his whip from the shop with its brand new "JEAH 7" license plate to do it. Oh well. Maybe in 2012. Maybe he could put his talents to good use and do some artwork for the Obama campaign. You know.. some of that "artists for Obama" type stuff. I hear his drawings are out of this world.

We were also told by a listener that if we really wanted to get a laugh we should look up his driving violations. We'll definitely have to look into that and report back.

On a personal note, Candace revealed she had a dream about Reezy. Apparently they were dating and she was the worst, most non-supportive girlfriend on the planet. He broke a world record, called her and she wasn't feelin' it. Needless to say our bb Reezy was PISSED. He went on a rant about how she was the first person he called and she didn't even care. Which leads us to wonder a) why was she such a bitch? and b) why wasn't she at the actual event? SKETCHY! Michael is obviously a much better girlfriend. Just goes to a show, us girls can't compete with Phlochte.

Volunteer For Your Candidate!

If you tuned into tonight's show, then you'll know that Valeria made a little surprise appearance at the very end, offering some teases about what y'all can expect on Monday night.  Well, after the show ended, the two of us headed over to the Deval Patrick Committee Offices over on Court Street (55 Court St. Suite 310 - in case you wanna check it out).  We arrived with one objective, and one objective only - to put our money where our mouth is.  Basically, we took our love for Obama, and translated it into roughly an hour of volunteering (it's all it takes people!).

But before we get to what happened once we were there, it should be noted that on our way we walked by the storefront of the McCain Victory Boston HQ on Tremont Street (across from the Park Street T Stop and next to McDonald's).  Surprisingly, there were a whole bunch of people inside, which was nice to see, as their office is usually empty as hale. So, it's good to see that they're trying to keep up with Obama's campaign.

Sidenote: this is me, Valeria, trying to sound as objective as possible.  In reality, I know that McCain doesn't stand a chance.

Let's just start out by saying that the Deval Patrick offices are maaaaaaad nice.  Behold their slick combination of campaign memorabilia, bright colors, and art deco.

DUDE - I WANT TO WORK IN THIS OFFICE SO BAD! I WOULD GO TO WORK EVERYDAY IF THIS IS WHAT MY BUILDING LOOKED LIKE

So, because Candace is a bit more shy than Valeria, she did some data entry while Valeria made some calls to New Hampshire voters.  But hey, don't knock it y'all! Data entry is important - all the information collected during phone calls needs to go somewhere!  Also, where do you think they get all the information to make phone calls with? Huh?  Exactly.

sorry that it's blurry - it was taken with a phone

So while Candace did some data entry, Valeria made some phone calls.  Most people won't home, or just really didn't want to talk with her.  But there were two really great calls.  The first one was a 72 year old man who explained that he had voted Democratic all his life, then continued to speak about how he doesn't like to vacation in Costa Rica, because even though they have really good PR for tourism, it's still a third-world country (his words, bbs).  But he was very much informed about New Hampshire politics.  The second memorable phone call was with a 70ish year old woman, who had just finished battling cancer and just ended her chemotherapy treatment.  When asked if she wanted an absentee ballot to vote, she was adamantly responded with a "No."  She was going to make it to the polls, so that she could vote for her Obama.  Basically, she was adorable.  All my prayers and hopes are with her, and I hope her will wins out and helps her beat cancer and that she makes it to the polls around the corner from her home in November.

The night ended with some sweet swag.

Moral of the story? Volunteering = free stuff.

You can find out how to volunteer for Obama right here.

Debate Tonight!

Hey Y'all!

Now, I know that it isn't the purpose of Oh Yes They Did! to get all serious on you, but the fact remains that in this celebrity culture, politicians have become celebrities of their own (even you John McCain!).  I mean, The Bidens, Obamas, McCains, and Palins (and of course the Clintons) have graced the covers of glossies and weekly tabloids alike, and everybody is all up in there business.

I mean, seriously, think about it.  Cindy McCain used to be a pill-popper, John McCain was accused of having a child (a black one at that) out of wedlock - actually his adopted daughter, Michelle Obama is on the list of the Internationally Best Dressed, Sarah Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant, and Joe Biden . . . well, he's the boring one of the bunch.  Is it any wonder that we're so fascinated?

Anyways, the point of tonight's post is to serve as a little reminder about Debate #2.  Tonight, it's a town hall meeting with the two presidential candidates, and I'm absolutely, positively sure that all the questions will be unexpected and new (read: planted questions).  But, it's apparently part of your (not mine, cuz I'm not American yet) duty as a citizen to participate in democracy and try to not fall asleep during the debate.

PS.  If you're not registered to vote yet - GET ON THAT!  Go to maps.google.com/vote to find out if you've missed the deadline to register and how to apply for an absentee ballot - the deadlines are fast approaching.