Originally the name of the footwear that started it all for Nike's humble beginnings when Coach Bowerman at U of O molded the sole of a running shoe out of the pattern made from the profile of a waffle iron in order to accommodate the runner's transition from cinder track to the newer artificial surfaces emerging . The term has now come to refer to liberal hyprocarcy. Oregon is known for its vast dichotomy of politics from utlra conservative in the east to ultra liberal in the west.
You could see the large carbon footprint left behind from her Oregon Waffles as Sara raced off to catch her Maui vacation flight in her late model Subaru following her Global Warming fun run in Portland.