Lisa De Pasquale

Instapundit links to this very important open letter from Evan M. Todd, a student who was shot and wounded during the Columbine massacre.  Read the entire thing here.  I think this excerpt is especially important: Mr. President, in theory, your initiatives

In response to Washington DC: Hollywood for Ugly People: I also wonder if filmmakers have realized that simply having a good movie is no longer enough for an Oscar nod.  The Academy has become so liberal that a movie must have a

In response to The Gun Discussion Seems to Involve a Battle Over a Cultural Preference…: In talking with friends who are for gun control, alot of their statements seem to stem from personal preference.  One friend said she has no threat

In response to Rubio Rakes in $100k+ for the Sip Heard ‘Round the Beltway: This is a  good lesson in why campaigns and organizations need to have good social media infrastructure and practices in place for when their moment hits. 

In response to The Obama Kiss of Death claims another business: I was so disappointed to see the Obamas ate at Jose Andreas’ MiniBar on Valentine’s Day. I hope they don’t close before I can get a reservation. If Secret

We’ve all heard about the free Obama phones.  A friend was recently looking for a part-time work and found this listing on Craig’s List [note: the “DMV” refers to DC, Maryland, Virginia]: Street Teams & Leaders Earn $500-$2000 A Week (DMV

More news from the ivory tower of Babel: The syllabus tells students in a West Liberty University political science course what sources they can and cannot use. Among those students are asked not to use are The Onion, an openly fictitious

In response to Campaign 2012: Three Million Political Ads for a Cost of $2 Billion : I know the big networks still win when it comes to news, but I wonder how niche/reality TV (as well as networks like USA

In response to It’s not just a tech issue: Liz, I totally agree that the problem is bigger than the technology aspect.  It is, however, a good case study in identifying our weaknesses.  We have leaders who are too set

In response to MUST READ: Can the Republicans be Saved from Obsolescence?: I totally agree with Ben Domenech’s assertion in the Times’ article that Republican elders generally aren’t as supportive of new outreach ideas.  However, I think this recent blog post also

In response to CNN: Water Carriers: Although I lean toward ignoring those making fun of Rubio to help end the discussion, Teri Christoph of Smart Girl Politics had a funny suggestion on Twitter: Why don’t we all have avatars of us drinking

This year I’ve seen a lot more cynical responses to Valentine’s Day.  At least two restaurants I’ve recently visited — PJ Clarke’s in D.C. and Virtue in Alexandria, VA — are offering “Anti-Valentine’s Day” specials.  Presumably it’s to make singles feel

Twitter is having fun with the recent news that Washington Post blogger Suzi Parker fell for a satirical article that stated Sarah Palin would be a joining Al-Jazeera.  Seriously, you’d think even the MSM would think this falls into the “too good

In response to One billion women will be beaten or raped in their lifetime: Reading about these empty displays of “awareness” that garner thousands, if not millions, of dollars from corporate sponsors makes me so angry. I wonder how many corporate sponsors

In his latest column, Thaddeus McCotter wrote: [M]any lament President Woodrow Wilson’s creation of the Federal Reserve Board  and rampant internationalism. But these historical indictments pale before his  presidency’s most notorious “unforeseen consequence”: He preempted Tuesday  night’s episode of “Vegas.”

For years the feminists’ underlying message to women was that they needed the government to support and protect them.  How empowering!  In 2012 the Obama campaign told us the story of Julia — a woman who needs government from cradle to grave. 

I often wonder if my mother has ever read any of the posts on the thousands of Mommyblogs out there.  With germs and supposedly unsafe products around every corner, you’d think the only way to keep your kid alive is

In response to I’ve Finally Started Watching ‘Girls’…: Great post, Ezra.  I haven’t seen “Girls” yet, but I was wary of the knee-jerk criticism that many had against it.  It reminded me of all the criticism of “Sex and the

As I sit here on a Friday night watching one of the half a dozen shows about wedding dresses on The Learning Channel (TLC) I pose this question: Which channel has strayed the furthest from its original programming: TLC, Bravo

In response to Nick Gillespie’s brilliant insight about journalists’ hypocrisy on drones: Someone commented on Twitter, I think maybe Kirsten Powers, that libertarians seem to be the only ones with any consistency on this subject.  We expect partisans to be

As I mentioned last week, I despise how the EPA hurts cities and states across the country by imposing job-killing regulations.  The Chamber’s Free Enterprise blog is a great source for keeping up on what’s going on in the states. 

This week George Zimmerman’s brother went on Piers Morgan’s show to defend his brother’s actions against Trayvon Martin.  Newsbusters reports: CNN’s Piers Morgan invoked the death of Trayvon Martin to support his case for gun control, but the brother of Martin’s

Identity politics, as practiced by Democrats, is dehumanizing and  horrible.  They reduce people to one or two characteristics and then tell those groups that Republicans hate them, want them held back in life and that Democrats are their only ally

It’s been several months since Thaddeus McCotter resigned as Congressman of Michigan’s 11th district.  Yet, we have very little answers about the motives and investigation into why his nominating petitions were sabotaged.  In The Daily Caller: Yet, after a Michigan attorney