[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

[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.

[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....

[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.

[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.

[Lancey Howard]

"I'm a retired Marine of 25 years," Alvarez said. "I just retired in 2001. Back in 1987 I was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. I got wounded many times, at the same time. I'm still around."

Alvarez later admitted he never served in the military.

It wouldn't surprise me if a real Marine walked up to this sick p.o.s. Alvarez and smashed his teeth down his throat.

[org.whodat]

Put him against the wall and I’ll take the live round.

[SandRat]

aaarrrGGHHH!!!!! What a Phoney, HONOR stealing piece of ....! Bet he’s a DemonRAT too.

[The Shrew]

Ping!

[Chode]

skin that FPOS alive... then set his azz on FIRE!!!