Lisa De Pasquale is a writer in Alexandria, VA. Miss De Pasquale was previously the director of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where she oversaw all aspects of the conference from June 2006 to April 2011. In 2010, she was named a “Rising Star” by Campaigns & Elections magazine in their annual list of top political leaders under 35. She writes a weekly column for Townhall.com called the "De Pasquale's Dozen," which was inspired by Andrew Breitbart and asks political leaders and liberty-minded entertainers to talk about their pop culture obsessions. She has also written for Breitbart.com, Human Events, The Daily Caller, Washingtonian, The Washington Times, The Houston Chronicle, and the Tallahassee Democrat.
She is currently serves as chair of the GOProud Board of Directors, a national organization of gay and straight Americans who seek to promote freedom by supporting free markets, limited government and a respect for individual rights.
It seems to be very popular to make fun of Guy Fieri these days. Granted he gives people a lot of material -- silly food names ("Donkey Sauce"), his hair (bleached blonde), his attire (Ed Hardy-esque), catchphrases ("On point!"), and his over top personality.
9 Apr 2013
For years feminists have said there is a "wage gap" between men and women. Independent Women's Forum has a new video explaining why it's a myth that women earn less than men for the same job.
9 Apr 2013
I ask because this post at The Washington Post's "She the People" blog seems to make the case that it's almost impossible for women to get a fair shake in an image-obsessed world.
8 Apr 2013
After the passing of Roger Ebert this week a lot of people mentioned his liberal political views. I was happy to see that most conservatives were still respectful of his achievements (unlike liberals when a prominent conservative dies). My first job at age 14 was as the "Teen Movie Critic" for the Tallahassee Democrat, the local city paper. Ebert was a bit of a role model for this young movie reviewer, as well as a model for why I could be different. As a teenager, I didn't care how a movie compared to the original or to the book or to a director's past work. Was it a good enough movie to see with friends and not feel like we wasted 5 bucks?
6 Apr 2013