Water official claims right to lie (Elected Official Lied About Being MoH Marine)

sbsun.com ^ | 01/03/2008 | Will Bigham

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

The water board member charged with falsely claiming he won the Medal of Honor has filed a motion

The water board member charged with falsely claiming he won the Medal of Honor has filed a motion

Let the punishment fit the crime....

[Publius6961]

This delusional loser has monumental chutzpah or brass ones.

Personally, I would never want anyone so estranged from the truth and character doing anything involving the public trust.

He's lucky he doesn't live in my area.
I hope he does jail time.

[martin_fierro]

Then there's this:

Since the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles announced the case, the Three Valleys water board has been left wondering who Alvarez really is: There is no record that he is married to a starlet, that he worked as a cop or that he played for the Red Wings.

Alvarez, in a phone interview, declined to say what his day job is — or if he has one.

He didn’t deny claiming to have received the Medal of Honor. People routinely say things at board meetings “just to entertain the public,” he said.

The federal charges are the work of his political opponents, Alvarez contends. When asked to specifically address the charges, his response was disjointed.

“There’s people who go up there and say, ‘Oh, I’m homosexual. And I belong to the homosexual community.’ I don’t say anything about that. . . . I’m a rookie at this. You get nervous.”

[mnehring]

Phony Soldier? Oh Harry Reed, where are you?

[martin_fierro]

YouTube video: Xavier Alvarez censured by board

[lowbridge]

And this, from October 2007: The Three Valleys board censured him Friday for illegally funneling spousal health benefits paid by the district to a woman he divorced in 2002.

http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_7301687

[The KG9 Kid]

Oh, so he was in the U.S. Marines, huh?

What's the color of the Boat House at Hereford, then, huh?

[IrishCatholic]

Actually I kind of agree with him. He does have the right to lie as long as it is not intended to cause an official to take actions they shouldn’t.

But, whatever happened to shame and the public standards of behavior? By the same right of free speech, everyone should be able to call him “Scumbag” in public forums and on the street. He would have no right to object. Free speech and all that.
He should also be fired from the water board due to a public standard of not having lying scumbags on the board.
Finally, the public should tag him as a scumbag in their mind. Ostracizing and shame are effective examples for others.

[dighton]

Wow, that is some piece of work.

[river rat]

Uh....would it be out of order to ask about his immigration status?

The charge of “Stolen Valor” doesn’t go far enough with this ^%&^@^%$!^%$.

See Moderator! I can express myself with profanity....

[Old North State]

This guy could cite Clinton as a precedent. Clinton lied and lied and lied and got away with it, why can’t he?

[Cvengr]

Is that a mustache or did somebody censor his mouth with black duct tape?

He’s the only ‘retired Marine’ I’ve ever seen who would sport a Village People mustache, then again since he’s never been in the military maybe the only experience he has had came from the Village People.

[rocksblues]

Judge Rafeedie, who was appointed to the bench by President Reagan

I would guess that the case will not be thrown out.

[Hoodat]

Since the article failed to mention his party affiliation, he must be a Democrat.

[NonValueAdded]

Rots o ruck, Alverez. The 1st Amendment is no shield to consequences.

[Dick Vomer]

I wonder if John F'ing Kerry has been charged yet?

Not likely since he's in the protected class.

To earn the MOH and then run for water board position? There are not many men that earn the MOH that live. Secondly the only ones I've seen or heard speak were very modest about the actual medal they received.

So for somebody to yap about getting the Medal of Honor for something as insignificant as a water board supervisor should have raised some flags.

My three favorites for MOH are

James Day>

Vincent Capodanno>

J. Willis>

You could film the James Day story and it's just unbelievable.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Moral Indignation needs a major comeback.

[DakotaRed]

If his ridiculous claim carries through with the liberal courts, what will happen to perjury charges?

Wouldn’t those too be covered by “freedom of speech?”

I don’t see how outright lies can be covered under the First Amendment.

[Recon Dad]

left wondering who Alvarez really is

Is this guy a US Citizen?