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A political blogger for the International Business Times, Steve Leser is a hot national political pundit. He has appeared on MSNBC's Coundown with Keith Olbermann, Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Russia Today's (RT) Crosstalk with Peter Lavelle. But, Leser is most known for his work as commentator and the progressive counterpoint on the very conservative FOX News cable network. Steve Leser has been frequently featured on Your World with Neil Cavuto, Bulls & Bears, and Cashing In against such FOX notables as Neil Cavuto and Stuart Varney. Leser gave the stirring live commentary on FOX as news broke of the resignation of Sarah Palin as Governor of Alaska.

Steve Leser is in demand in New York as keynote speaker for his authority on the power and machinations of Republican think tanks, the economy, health care reform and various other political topics.

Leser is also a political organizer and has held positions within the Democratic Party including District Chair and Public Relations Chair within county organizations.

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Monday, January 3, 2011 at 1:13:29 AM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

Don, you are obviously wrong here.


Monday, January 3, 2011 at 1:06:37 AM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

I guess it is easy to insult people you disagree with


Monday, January 3, 2011 at 12:54:15 AM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

No, that is not correct.


Monday, January 3, 2011 at 12:49:32 AM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

I've provided the response numerous times in this thread


Monday, January 3, 2011 at 12:40:20 AM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

I don't think ironic begins to cover it.


Monday, January 3, 2011 at 12:00:31 AM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

Several groups


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 11:18:17 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

I'll respond via private mail


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 11:16:00 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

Except that you are wrong.


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 10:06:52 PM

Article : "Recap of 2010 look forward to 2011 on Russia Today's Crossta"

Then you no doubt noted the past tense.


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 9:55:57 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

And we already see exactly what you are talking about in


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 9:50:48 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

The IG is not the chain of command.


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 9:38:53 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

Nope, Manning's crisis of conscience was with a military


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 9:23:05 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

I expect the same


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 8:57:12 PM

Article : "Recap of 2010 look forward to 2011 on Russia Today's Crossta"

I'm not a Democratic party operative


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 8:53:49 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

So ad hominem is OK when you disagree with the person?


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 8:52:47 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

So you want it both ways.


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 8:49:42 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

the IG is not the proper chain of command. It is outside it


Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 5:53:15 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

* - a note regarding the assertion of "Deaths"


Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 9:25:08 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

Moreover the IG does not have jurisdiction over civilian


Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 8:36:25 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

To Ed and Scott, I'll take you through my reasoning on that


Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 6:48:11 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

Along with my friends Dennis Kucinich and Bernie Sanders


Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 6:42:47 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

I've responded to most of what you wrote in the past


Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 5:45:22 PM

Article : "Reasons why Bradley Manning's alleged Crimes are Serious and"

The problem is, I have experience with the IG


Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 10:30:29 AM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

You mean like Kucinich and Sanders?


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 5:05:41 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

That is simply not true


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:37:30 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

Nope, not meant for you, meant for Perry


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:33:51 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

Ugh, armed insurrection. So bad on so many levels


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:25:34 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

Thats like saying "The internet" would not provide a witness


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:16:59 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

I wouldn't call them "elites"


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:11:27 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

Has nothing to do with how radical or Progressive they are


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:09:07 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

Your posit couldnt be more convenient for you


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 12:52:48 PM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term,"

Not really.


Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 11:56:32 AM

Quicklink : "CNN 2012 Poll: 78% of Democrats Want Obama for Second Term, "

Plan B should be a Constitutional Amendment...


Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 4:09:54 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

Oh yes you absolutely can waive almost all of your rights.


Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 3:18:16 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

People use the IG's all the time. They are very popular


Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 2:49:03 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

That is because you are always considered "in custody" while


Monday, December 27, 2010 at 10:02:35 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

Sorry, see my response below intended for you


Monday, December 27, 2010 at 10:02:32 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

Sorry, see my response below intended for you


Monday, December 27, 2010 at 9:59:58 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

Every military person knows about the Inspector Generals


Monday, December 27, 2010 at 1:04:44 PM

Article : "Bradley Manning's Pre-Trial Punishment"

Not correct


Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 1:54:42 PM

Article : "Jane Hamsher is No "Ratfucker" (And She Shouldn't Be Require"

I think Mr. B and Bob Kinkaid have it.


Monday, December 13, 2010 at 11:55:33 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

An anonymous source is not the same as an unverified


Friday, December 10, 2010 at 4:21:49 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

No. First off because that is not what has happened or will


Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1:29:25 PM

Article : "Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie"

I didnt say they were "guilty" there was still a holdout in


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:40:49 PM

Article : "Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie"

I disagree that the US was not an innocent victim


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:34:00 PM

Article : "Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie"

That doesnt come close to getting it done Daniel


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:13:38 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

I dont think State Dept people concern themselves with


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 9:59:04 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

I do not agree that what Assange did was whistleblowing or


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 9:55:04 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

People are damaged by false documents all the time...


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 1:57:33 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Woodward and Bernstein went through great lengths to


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 1:45:44 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Everything you just asserted is incorrect


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 1:31:02 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

There is no doubt in my mind they are questionable


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:42:45 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Bravo William, but we need to go further and consider


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:32:17 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Two issues with what you have said


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:25:41 AM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

The question is on what you base your opinion


Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:23:43 AM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

No, they are not.


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 6:25:53 PM

Article : "Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie"

You quote him and agree with him and then accuse him


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 4:39:02 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

We dont have truth, we have unverified documents


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 4:37:40 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

They are based on both


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 3:22:21 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

That doesn't work Mike


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 3:04:44 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

That is of course where Abe and I DISagree


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 2:59:30 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

And it remains to be seen if that is so and so congrats are


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 11:12:01 AM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Well, I've known a lot of diplomats, as I mentioned


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 10:37:06 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

That argument doesnt work


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 10:31:27 AM

Article : "Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie"

Only one problem with this.


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 10:13:02 AM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

That is great to think that. On what do you base those


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 9:41:50 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

It's interesting when Aberamsay and I even partially agree


Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 9:25:28 AM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Assange has said as much that he is an anarchist


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 5:14:54 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

You realize that this particular leak did as much damage to


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 3:44:02 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Mike, are you honestly telling me you didnt know this kind


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 3:30:16 PM

Poll : "Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

The problem is as I noted below, NO investigative journalism


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 2:54:34 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

You do him way too much credit John


Monday, December 6, 2010 at 2:45:05 PM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

Sorry folks, I've been sick and flat on my back. Replies...


Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 11:43:10 AM

Poll : "Poll: Is Wikileaks' Julian Assange a Hero or Villain?"

I voted 'other'


Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 12:47:35 PM

Poll : "Poll: What Banner Will Unite Progressives?"

Conservatives have no idea what the Constitution is...


Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 12:45:03 PM

Poll : "Poll: What Banner Will Unite Progressives?"

There is already a party that is thus described...


Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 7:36:19 PM

Article : "On Torture and Prosecuting the President"

They didnt.


Monday, November 8, 2010 at 2:36:39 PM

Article : "End of the Illusion; Waking Up To a New Dawn"

Obviously I disagree with some of this, but where we agree


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 5:06:45 PM

Article : "The Primary Obama Movement Begins Today"

There is really no blame to be had. This is normal


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 5:02:10 PM

Podcast : "Podcast: Rob Kall Talks About What Happened and Who To Blame"

Yes, its interesting, there is very little of what usually


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 4:52:57 PM

Article : "Tea Party Republicans: Time to Put Up or Shut Up"

Yes, the whole deficit "catfood commission" garbage is


Friday, November 5, 2010 at 1:18:37 AM

Article : "Tea Party Republicans: Time to Put Up or Shut Up"

I dont think they can survive proposing those cuts


Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 9:04:48 PM

Article : "Tea Party Republicans: Time to Put Up or Shut Up"

Do you think the Republicans will propose detailed cuts?


Monday, October 25, 2010 at 3:18:42 PM

Article : "Election 2010 - After Coming after Women's rights GOP to Att"

It seems like Latinos are coming to see this and before I


Monday, October 25, 2010 at 12:37:57 PM

Article : "Election 2010 - After Coming after Women's rights GOP to Att"

Ahhh, so you are Recce the liar. Thanks for telling me


Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 5:49:15 PM

Article : "How Many People Have to Die Before Glenn Beck and Fox are Br"

I never mentioned you or anything you wrote


Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 5:46:17 PM

Article : "Election 2010 - After Coming after Women's rights GOP to Att"

Everything you just wrote is proveably untrue


Friday, October 22, 2010 at 5:10:54 PM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

I was busy marching in protest marches and writing articles


Friday, October 22, 2010 at 2:36:25 PM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

Completely wrong. I have objected to three policy decisions


Friday, October 22, 2010 at 2:21:47 PM

Article : "NPR Should Have Booted Williams for His Fraudulent Liberalis"

Forever


Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 12:17:14 AM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

You forgot to add the liaisons we have in Canada


Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 12:15:19 AM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

There is plenty of exposure. Just because everyone doesnt


Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 12:10:35 AM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

You haven't provided any evidence there is torture under


Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 12:07:41 AM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

Grayson and Feingold are cash rich. Cant say about Grijalva


Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 5:29:36 PM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

If you arent seeing that debate, you arent paying attention


Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 5:24:06 PM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

I used the facts in the article you provided. Sorry if they


Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 5:21:20 PM

Article : "The Trend to Extreme Right in Europe and the USA is Explaine"

I'm not sure there is a credible risk of Europe going


Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 4:07:45 PM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

Considering your track record just in this thread, I doubt


Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 3:47:43 PM

Article : "WTF?: A Letter to Appalled, Puzzled European Friends"

No, you didn't. Politifact has Lynne's numbers, not yours


Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 3:37:11 PM

Article : "The Lying Thomases"

Links? Sources? Backup?

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