Lisa De Pasquale is a writer in Alexandria, Virginia. Follow her on Twitter at @LisaDeP. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ If you're a regular Townhall reader, you're familiar with Mike Adams' columns. If you're any other Townhall columnist (and competitive like me), always seeing him scattered among the "Top 10" most-read most-commented... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2013/04/22/de-pasquale-dozens-with-author-and-columnist-mike-adams-n1574289 2eccdaa9-750b-4e90-b3a8-f1b7a52aa770 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT Reihan Salam seems to be everywhere. He's the lead contributor of the "The Agenda" blog on National Review and policy advisor at e21, a think tank that promotes economic policies for the 21st century. He's a frequent... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2013/03/11/de-pasquales-dozen-with-political-commentator-reihan-salam-n1530943 3d841036-c99c-4729-aeeb-96d403365440 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:37:00 GMT I must confess that I rarely read political books (an exception is always made for Ann Coulter's latest). Instead I gravitate toward humor, "chick-lit" and fiction. Author Jen Lancaster covers all of those genres and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2013/02/04/de-pasquales-dozen-with-author-jen-lancaster-n1504839 287b5c08-f3c7-465c-b993-3b382c608c39 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:18:00 GMT I first met Derek Hunter when he was helping a friend at Smith College organize a campus lecture by Ann Coulter. I was scheduling many of Coulter's campus lectures at the time and the opportunity to speak at the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2013/01/30/de-pasquales-dozen-with-radio-host-and-columnist-derek-hunter-n1500370 0dc3c549-5813-46e6-a2c0-e3acb8cba04c Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:01:00 GMT When I saw Katie Pavlich's recent report of the video game that allows users to murder NRA President David Keene my first thought was whether his adult children had seen it. How about his grandchildren? If... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2013/01/16/the-david-keene-i-know-n1490625 44655532-f47c-4527-a94d-a3c63180b9cb Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:30:00 GMT Ask any blogger or online and writer they'll tell you when they had their first Instalanche. An "Instalanche" is when a website or blog has a spike in traffic after a link from Glenn Reynolds' Instapundit.com. A Google... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2013/01/14/de-paquales-dozen-with-instapundits-glenn-reynolds-n1488782 34eeb108-3dd6-41b8-bcce-a4448e160760 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:43:00 GMT In the Christmas edition of the De Pasquale's Dozen I wanted to highlight the new Christmas EP (available here) by lead singer and guitarist of The Smithereens, Pat DiNizio and libertarian activist and jazz soloist,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/12/18/de-pasquales-dozen-with-the-smithereens-pat-dinizio-and-activist-writer-and-singer-christian-josi-n1469482 19635216-1dab-4cb1-8c22-0d55e7efb27e Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:53:00 GMT During every presidential election a handful of actors peek out from behind the Hollywood sign to endorse the Republican nominee, and then retreat back into the wilderness. Robert Davi is the rare exception.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/12/03/de_pasquales_dozen_with_actor_and_singer_robert_davi 043331a7-0f7e-4aa3-a259-c9f83d23733a Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT In 2009, conservative activists Chris Barron and Jimmy LaSalvia saw a need for an organization to represent and educate gay Americans interested in free market principles, limited government and individual freedom. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/11/19/depasquales_dozen_with_goproud_founders_chris_barron_and_jimmy_lasalvia df59f648-d711-49d7-8443-6d8b543c878f Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT For the next few weeks pundits, political consultants, activists and everyone else will be offering their reasons for why Republicans not only lost the presidential election, but several important Senate and House... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/11/08/occupy_the_media_if_you_cant_beat_them_join_them be785d3b-fb5a-4787-bb35-9b33b8c24b96 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:52:00 GMT If you follow Fox News host Greg Gutfeld on Twitter, you're privy to the secret life of Dana Perino, his cohost on "The Five" and a frequent guest on "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld." Among his tidbits on Perino: - Just... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/11/05/de_pasquales_dozen_with_dana_perino 67bd6991-d86f-4fa6-980a-ca818d6603af Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT Following Hurricane Sandy's massive devastation across the northeast, many were quick to tie it to "climate change" (you know, what "global warming" and the "new ice age" used to be.). In a blog post on Tuesday, former... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/11/03/science_reporting_no_different_than_activists_own_hype 1defa190-b0f0-489a-8b41-ec5c8a29fe2a Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:01:00 GMT As the saying goes, by their enemies you shall know him. A Daily Kos blogger calls this week’s interviewee “a lying hack.” Media Matters called his work “sad, self-serving.” A Center for... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/10/29/de_pasquales_dozen_with_breitbartcoms_mike_flynn ed9a2fef-0ce9-4e5f-b406-665d768d642f Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT This week the final Presidential debate will focus on foreign policy. Conservatives have many great leaders on this front, including Richard Grenell. I was fortunate to meet him at the Republican National Convention... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/10/22/de_pasquales_dozen_with_former_us_spokesman_to_the_un_richard_grenell 16f48a29-6aea-4d30-bd04-8a327ea760ea Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:55:00 GMT Over two years ago I was inspired to start this column after talking with Andrew Breitbart about the importance of conservatives engaging in the pop culture discussion. However, the most important lesson I learned from... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/10/15/de_pasquales_dozen_with_hating_brietbart_director_andrew_marcus 245ee9df-38a2-4755-9eb4-cd3fd5ce17f6 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT The election is just five weeks away. In addition to the possibility of picking up the White House, Republicans are also hoping to pick up an important congressional seat in North Carolina. Congressional candidate... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/10/01/depasquales_dozen_with_nc_congressional_candidate_richard_hudson deadd844-8e21-4506-aa35-56136e22a72d Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT During Johnny Carson's reign on late night television, one of the greatest honors for a comedian was getting Carson to laugh. In the Twitter world, it's getting a retweet from Stephen Kruiser. Kruiser has appeared on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/09/17/de_pasquales_dozen_with_comedian_stephen_kruiser 444a8988-29f4-4c87-8357-0c91981ec703 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:15:00 GMT One of the highlights of my career in the conservative movement was attending a Freedom Alliance dinner with my mother. My mother wore her Navy dress uniform was able to meet Oliver North. A few weeks later, the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/09/10/de_pasquales_dozen_with_oliver_north 0619d172-417d-498d-b6ca-46f49a9c53f8 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:10:00 GMT As readers know, I enjoy profiling conservative candidates in my column. This week I'd like to introduce you to Dan Bongino, who is running against Sen. Ben Cardin in Maryland. Last week Bongino's campaign got a boost... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/09/04/de_pasquales_dozen_with_md_senate_candidate_dan_bongino 43f21383-f05c-4530-85d3-8ecb6e61e85a Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:37:00 GMT A few weeks ago I wrote about how sensationalist reporting has led to ethical questions about the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's reporting on BPA. The lead reporter in the series has, predictably, moved on to work at an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/08/28/who_needs_journalistic_integrity_its_award_season 9935667f-bb7e-450b-949d-216c9b25ec99 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:15:00 GMT I have been a supporter and NRA Lifetime Member for several years (and, hopefully, several more). As such, I am a fan of NRANews.com's flagship program Cam and Company and its intrepid executive producer and field... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/08/27/de_pasquales_dozen_with_nranewscoms_cameron_gray 6aa2dda2-12c7-41aa-8a8f-e9023d97a2e1 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT It's been a tough primary season. One to race to watch is the newly redrawn 6th congressional district in Arizona. The Independent Redistricting Commission carved up the map in favor of Democrats, forcing two... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/08/20/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_ben_quayle 8ddb294f-6c6d-44ef-974d-d90c124d013c Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:09:00 GMT For several years the hysterical, ratings-seeking media has waged a war on businesses that use bisphenol A (also known as BPA), a chemical found in water bottles, canned foods and even thermal cash-register tape. The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/08/14/the_medias_war_on_business__and_science__gets_personal bd645f93-1c6c-40c3-a819-35bc1623fc0b Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:00:00 GMT It's no surprise to Townhall readers that Katie Pavlich has been at the forefront of reporting on the Obama Administration's Fast and Furious scandal. In addition to her duties as News Editor of Townhall.com and TV... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/08/13/de_pasquales_dozen_with_katie_pavlich ee6003a2-6145-46e1-91a6-64b83997809a Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:59:00 GMT Mia Love is a former mayor, avid runner, mother, and has a penchant for straight talk. She also stunned the political world with her meteoric rise to success. There are sure to be comparisons to another conservative... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/08/06/de_pasquales_dozen_with_utah_congressional_candidate_mia_love 99b77a01-a1db-456c-be15-2b1395dbdccc Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT I first met Mark Joseph in 2010 when he was in D.C. to preview his latest movie, Doonby. I happened to be having dinner with one of the stars of the movie, Robert Davi. When Joseph introduced himself I realized that... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/07/30/de_pasquales_dozen_with_movie_producer_mark_joseph f52849c8-1fd8-4190-9d4f-9e442c7dea71 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:32:00 GMT One of the wonderful things about Andrew Breitbart was that he recognized funny, smart and courageous conservatives and used his networks to promote them. In 2009, Breitbart recruited Kurt Schlichter to write for the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/07/23/de_pasquales_dozen_with_author_kurt_schlichter 8a90c6fc-1867-411e-9cf0-4be37a3a2135 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:47:00 GMT Several weeks ago the Supreme Court unintentionally gave conservatives a shot in the arm they needed to renew the fight against ObamaCare. The GOP Doctors Caucus, chaired by Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey, has been vocal in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/07/18/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_phil_gingrey 75dbbfc1-d4f4-4abf-83f3-262419702795 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:38:00 GMT Last week there was a lot of buzz about a teenage conservative who made a splash when he spoke at a conference and became the darling of the conservative - and liberal - media. The liberal media especially propped him... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/07/09/de_pasquales_dozen_with_prolife_activist_lila_rose 4c18c144-aea2-4a06-bb18-0980ae2865c3 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:56:00 GMT A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the NRA News studio just outside Washington D.C. It was great to finally meet Cam Edwards, host of Cam and Company on NRANews.com and Sirius XM. Edwards has hosted the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/07/03/de_pasquales_dozen_with_nranewscom_host_cam_edwards 999fe4fe-8d43-499e-bec0-24ff65d8b706 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT He had one of the best TV character names of all time. No, not that one. The other one - "Bob Loblaw." One of the questions I frequently ask in the Dozen is "What cancelled show would you put back on the air?" ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/06/25/de_pasquales_dozen_with_actor_scott_baio 9f923bc8-ad51-4a6d-b478-018c2b5f3c83 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT One of my favorite things about summer is cultivating a summer reading list. Regular readers may have noticed that I frequently ask people what books they're looking forward to reading. One of the books on my list is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/06/18/de_pasquales_dozen_with_the_weekly_standards_jay_cost 7430ded3-7a69-43b6-bfd3-d50a11003334 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT In 1995, the VENONA project revealed that there were pro-Soviet, anti-American saboteurs and spies who infiltrated the State Department, Treasury, Office of Strategic Services, and the White House during the Roosevelt... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/06/13/the_epa_against_america a89e43c7-ed6d-4b99-a669-ce437359ac09 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT If you were to visit all 19,679 homes in an Ohio congressional district how many shoes do you think you would wear out? For Josh Mandel, it was three pairs. In 2006 when he ran and won a seat in the state... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/06/10/de_pasquales_dozen_with_ohio_senate_candidate_josh_mandel cc799632-d89a-42ee-a9e3-b239fe2904f7 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:30:00 GMT There's no question that the stakes are high for the 2012 election. In addition to the economy and jobs, one of the most important issues on voters' minds is repealing Obamacare. Leading the repeal and replace... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/06/04/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_tom_price 3b9504c8-321c-49d4-83ab-7c1225cf1312 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:13:00 GMT I’ve met nearly everyone I’ve ever interviewed in person. However, this week’s interviewee I’ve only really seen once. And he was in disguise. Last month, Rep. Steve LaTourette (allegedly)... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/05/28/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_steve_latourette a2c7283f-363e-4c5a-b32a-76dc206bd186 Mon, 28 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT During the 2008 election, then-Senator Barack Obama made a campaign stop in Ohio. While shaking hands and talking to residents, one man stepped forward and asked him about his tax policy for small businesses. Sen.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/05/21/de_pasquales_dozen_with_joe_the_plumber 179f49c3-5231-405c-b38d-4378c053a6d4 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT A few years ago I was at David Horowitz’s Restoration Weekend in Palm Beach, Florida. As a friend and I settled in for the next panel on Islamofascism, I decided to make it a little more interesting. I said... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/05/14/de_pasquales_dozen_with_jonah_goldberg 0ef91a51-f9db-4147-a441-4c8c40244f8f Mon, 14 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT I'm a huge fan of Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld. I've already interviewed Gutfeld and Andy Levy. Unfortunately, Pinch, Greg's mom, and the guy who says "Lightening Round" weren't available, so I give you the show's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/05/07/de_pasquales_dozen_with_red_eyes_bill_schulz f974052a-3b74-41c0-9a0a-9c07516a250b Mon, 07 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Over the years I’ve noticed that converts to the conservative cause seem to make the most effective leaders -- Andrew Breitbart, David Horowitz, Anita MonCrief, Eric Metaxas and Mike Adams, just to name a few.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/04/30/de_pasquales_dozen_with_dana_loesch 9f46919e-5278-4d30-9d1c-7ca08eb5069c Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Seize Freedom by Rep. Thaddeus McCotter sucks. Don’t take my word for it. Here’s what he recently wrote on Breitbart.com, “Oh, I’m not the first author whose book sucked and learned the hard... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/04/23/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_thaddeus_mccotter 13372ed1-abf7-49aa-a56a-5b9cf90de8ba Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT When I started the De Pasquale’s Dozen in 2010, I wanted to show a different side of political figures, as well as introduce readers to up-and-coming conservative leaders. Over the years I’ve interviewed... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/04/16/de_pasquales_dozen_with_us__senate_candidate_sarah_steelman 0d646723-2fdc-4205-81c4-805299c73b08 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Before there was “The Daily Show” and the Internet, there was one outlet where Generation Xers like me got their news: “MTV News” and its host, Kurt Loder. After attending two years of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/04/09/de_pasquales_dozen_with_kurt_loder 57156e12-2361-4762-ac5a-48da7d9fb319 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT The Left and their cohorts in the media love a personal story to illustrate the need for a government-centered society. Here's one they wish they could manipulate. It's the story of a single mother who sacrificed a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/04/02/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_raśl_labrador 6ad0b554-b211-4019-90dd-7f8f2bf76388 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:28:00 GMT Nearly two years ago I decided to start this column after talking with Andrew Breitbart about the importance of pop culture in the political arena. Of course, the conversation was mostly a lengthy monologue about his... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2012/03/26/de_pasquales_dozen_with_writer_and_actor_allen_covert dd99d664-04c5-47f4-b6a6-c09a439d3e96 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT Thanks to President Obama's appointment of John McHugh as Secretary of the Army, conservatives have the opportunity to see whether Republican leaders will stand up for conservative principles or simply fall in line... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2009/10/26/next_generation_of_conservative_leaders_line_up_for_hoffman c8405d6f-6059-4fc2-9364-b9f7a94b2862 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:42:19 GMT In many conversations with middle-of-the-road and liberal friends, I've talked until I'm blue in the face about identifying myself and the organization I work for as conservative rather than Republican. This doesn't... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2009/07/13/a_lesson_from_palin_be_mindful_of_the_media 167a91e9-43ce-434a-98e7-ba70d367dcf7 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:00:11 GMT Editors' note: This exclusive profile of Ann Coulter first appeared in the January 2009 issue of Townhall Magazine. Click here to subscribe and receive your free copy Mark Levin's new book, "Liberty & Tyranny." ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2009/05/06/being_ann 4333188c-84ca-434a-ab69-81cc1aa7c862 Wed, 06 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT I'll never forget the first time I saw him. We met on the Internet in 1999 and I fell for him instantly. He had the most beautiful brown eyes. Then he was just known as number 81 by the Washington D.C. Humane... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2009/05/04/could_a_dog_improve_your_life_and_tax_bill 9eb287ed-2652-4651-acf8-1e3c9ce4d436 Mon, 04 May 2009 04:00:49 GMT In support of Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign several right-of-center actors participated in a campaign video. Among the leftist blogs, most of the actors were insulted for being "has-beens" and "Bible thumpers." ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LisaDePasquale/2008/11/14/davi's_passion_for_politics_and_movie_making 813b4b85-8b27-4f3a-97d1-9c152a5de50d Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:00:02 GMT