Mr. Perez, I am glad you were able to make light of your situation and find the smallest bit of joy while fighting a war as well as the poverty you mentioned you faced growing up in East LA, unfortunately I am dissappointed that you are missing the point of people’s argument in this. That was your personal story, about you a Latin, NOT HIM a white man. If it was a joke among, “Battles” perhaps it was best kept that way, so although you are fine with him sharing it can you understand that it is offensive, as well as derogatory to many of the people that he represents and rightfully so? He is a public servant/government official who serves a community with a huge Latin population how can he not think it offensive to some? How is he not held to a higher standard? Latin population or not it should be offensive to any race of people. I cannot say I understand the comradery shared among veterans as I have never served but people don’t get a pass for posting things that stereotype an already marginalized part of the community because they volunteered to serve in the armed forces. Just as I would not give my own husband a pass because he was a marine or daughter because she was in the army or the other cousin’s, neice’s and nephew’s in my family who have served. He should of used his head a little bit and posted it privately among his, “Battle” The backlash he sees was brought upon himself. For all the people on here who see nothing wrong with this…Well you are part of the problem and until white people along with all the marginalized people in today’s society can come to the table together and acknowledge the wrong in stereotyping and racial disparities that continue today we will always be at odds and our so- called representitives will continue to represent only those they decide to be worthy enough.

I think that easy easy to say coming from someone who probably is not Latin and has not been oppressed, discriminated against or constantly stereotyped based on their race. Being a women though I would think you could sympathize or offer some type of understanding. GUESS NOT!

I don’t think anyone has to assassinate Mathis’s character he does all that on his own with his continuous stupidity.

If another Republican with reasonable qualifications was to run against him, there’s clearly room. But given the sh*t hole that our Democrats are creating, along with their abject hypocrisy, let them rot in h*ll before I’d vote for one.

You do realize that Democrats are destroying the state. Right?

Mathis has one thing going for him; he’s not a Democrat. That’ll get my vote every time! Democrats are like maggots that need to be exterminatede!

God will judge what they really “did” in Iraq. All that I have heard from the brothers that have served in Iraq is that many people killed and raped innocent civilians. There is very respectable men and women that serve but many lie, cheat and murder and it bleeds over into their civilian life. Mathis is no hero or example for children as a elected representative even if we stooped low and had Trust fund baby Trump as an example. True leaders walk the walk and learn their lessons from mistakes. Mathis never seemed to be a hero but his “battle” buddies like to claim that! haha Very pathetic and a sad way to use military industrial complex propaganda to get re-elected.