gistfile1.txt

var recursive = function (stmt) {

  var req = request.post({url:url,oauth:oauth,timeout:10000},function(err,resp,body) {

    if(err) {
      console.log(err)
      setTimeout(function() {
        recursive(stmt)
        },500)
      }

    })


  req.on('data',function(data) {

    ....insert row in database - uses stmt....

    })

}