How has Karl Frisch raised $371,559 for his campaign, when . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Karl is not the victim here. It’s the kids whose interests are subordinated to Karl’s friends.

“Friends”

More anti-gay language

There is literally a group called "Friends of Karl Frisch" that has filed campaign finance reports with the Virginia Department of Elections.

Every candidate has a "Friends" group. Funny how we only hear about "friends" for Frisch.

And how strange that more than half his donations for a Virginia candidacy- no, a local county-level position on a board which is not supposed to be partisan in the first place - come from outside the Commonwealth.

Over half of Karl’s donations come from California.

Still no explanation from Karl on that.

Who better to support him than folks from the granola state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Karl is not the victim here. It’s the kids whose interests are subordinated to Karl’s friends.

“Friends”

More anti-gay language

There is literally a group called "Friends of Karl Frisch" that has filed campaign finance reports with the Virginia Department of Elections.

Every candidate has a "Friends" group. Funny how we only hear about "friends" for Frisch.

And how strange that more than half his donations for a Virginia candidacy- no, a local county-level position on a board which is not supposed to be partisan in the first place - come from outside the Commonwealth.

Over half of Karl’s donations come from California.

Still no explanation from Karl on that.

It’s a lot of seed money from LBGTQ donors in NY/CA who want to launch the political careers of LBGTQ politicians like Frisch. The hope is that he’ll get elected to a low-level position like the School Board and then get elected to higher office. In his case, he ran into a roadblock when he tried to leave the School Board in the middle of his term and run for HOD. Holly Siebold steamrolled him. He’s not an impressive or even likable guy and any credible Democrat will continue to beat him. That’s why he’s suddenly running so hard to retain his School Board seat. It’s not really what he wants to be doing, but his opponent is a poorly funded, quirky Republican, so it’s a race he can win in Fairfax.

It’s not like Republicans don’t try to do the same thing by putting money into some School Board races. It’s just that they don’t have as much money and they tend to spend it in areas where they think they’ll be more competitive. They’ve given a fair amount to Saundra Davis to try and break up the complete Democratic lock on the FCPS School Board, but she still has less than 1/3 of the campaign funds that Frisch has at his disposal.

[Anonymous]

did frisch auction off an assault rifle?

Nope!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:did frisch auction off an assault rifle?

Nope!

Yeah he only wasted millions of dollars and made a mess that hundreds of families will pay for.

Yay Karl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:did frisch auction off an assault rifle?

Nope!

Yeah he only wasted millions of dollars and made a mess that hundreds of families will pay for.

Yay Karl.

Where? Dunn Loring is actually saving FCPS millions of dollars.

[Anonymous]

Karl’s dark money from out of state (mostly California) is now up to:

$456,035

No other candidate is remotely close to that disgustingly disproportionate amount of special-interest, out-of-state money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Karl is not the victim here. It’s the kids whose interests are subordinated to Karl’s friends.

“Friends”

More anti-gay language

There is literally a group called "Friends of Karl Frisch" that has filed campaign finance reports with the Virginia Department of Elections.

Every candidate has a "Friends" group. Funny how we only hear about "friends" for Frisch.

And how strange that more than half his donations for a Virginia candidacy- no, a local county-level position on a board which is not supposed to be partisan in the first place - come from outside the Commonwealth.

Over half of Karl’s donations come from California.

Still no explanation from Karl on that.

It’s a lot of seed money from LBGTQ donors in NY/CA who want to launch the political careers of LBGTQ politicians like Frisch. The hope is that he’ll get elected to a low-level position like the School Board and then get elected to higher office. In his case, he ran into a roadblock when he tried to leave the School Board in the middle of his term and run for HOD. Holly Siebold steamrolled him. He’s not an impressive or even likable guy and any credible Democrat will continue to beat him. That’s why he’s suddenly running so hard to retain his School Board seat. It’s not really what he wants to be doing, but his opponent is a poorly funded, quirky Republican, so it’s a race he can win in Fairfax.

It’s not like Republicans don’t try to do the same thing by putting money into some School Board races. It’s just that they don’t have as much money and they tend to spend it in areas where they think they’ll be more competitive. They’ve given a fair amount to Saundra Davis to try and break up the complete Democratic lock on the FCPS School Board, but she still has less than 1/3 of the campaign funds that Frisch has at his disposal.

Hi. I am the OP.

Thank you for at least providing one explanation here, after so many pages of Karl’s deflections and obfuscations.

[Anonymous]

Tony Sabio's average contribution is $178.

Karl Frisch's average contribution is $44.

If there's anyone accepting big money contributions it's Tony, the guy who tried to auction off an assault rifle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two things:
1. Karl—stop self-promoting on here by attempting yo defend yourself on every point raised…and just go to bed.
2. Please please please do not let this man win another term. It’s time to move on and elect someone who cares about the issues that have a positive impact on education than on his own political aspirations. (Just one person’s opinion but we can do better.)

I wAs JuST jOkiNg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kilmer has trailers and a cheap modular. Marshall has a cheap modular. McLean has cheap trailers and a cheap modular. Longfellow has trailers. All have kids that live in Providence.

Meanwhile, Frisch got $60 million allocated to build an elementary school in Vienna/Dunn Loring, which no one asked for and is surrounded by under-enrolled elementary schools.

It takes a special kind of moron to do that, so the fact that some people contribute so lavishly to his campaign suggests they have an agenda that has little to do with education.

The number of trailers in Providence has gone down

Not something you can take credit for in any way, shape, or form, Karl.

And the money you’re wasting on Dunn Loring could have been put to much better uses.

No really, I wAs JuST jOkiNg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people point out that he has no kids it's not an anti-gay thing. It's pointing out that he has no long term stake in how children/students are getting educated. Sure, his partner is a teacher...but most parents are primarily interested in how public schools are serving the KIDS, and secondarily interested in how teachers are benefitting from FCPS.

He has no background in education policy or practice; ,and he isn't even as educated as most parents (no bachelors or trade degree). So we are left wondering what he actually brings to the table. Gay-representation is one thing...and that's a plus...but then covid hit, and we found out that his priority is himself 9ver the 189,000 students (himsrlf and his partner...with the dramatic tears rather than c9ncerning himself with what 189000 KIDS needed). That's when he lost me forever.

If he had kids in FCPS, he would have had to think about the damage to those kids. Since he doesn't have kids in public school...or kids at all...he was able to dismiss that from his concerns and focus entirely on his spouse to the exclusion of 189000 kids.

He has shown that when push comes to shove he's looking out for himself first.

oh please.
If you have a kid, you're looking out for 189,000 other kids?
You're never looking out for yourself or only your kid (especially if you're on DCUM -- no self promotion here!).
Focusing on desires of teachers is part of being on the school board.
Focusing on future generations (even if you're not a parent) is part of being on the school board.
Just admit that you were not "lost" when covid hit, but that you were never with the gays.

No I won't admit that. I have nothing against him for being gay. As I said, that fact that he brought that diversity was a slight plus. BUT, my kid ended up dropping OUT of FCPS because of the virtual mess. The virtual disaster isn't 100% on Frisch's shoulders, but the way he handled making his decision was a complete failure. He didn't make the decision based on a balanced assessment of the pros and cons. He got emotionally twisted up and essentially was not capable of looking beyond his own fears (that were not rational). So, that's where he lost me. I have no respect for him. He didn't consider my kid or your kid and the impact that closing schools would have. He got lost in his own dramas. I have no faith that he has much of anything to add to the school board after that.... and no degree... not even a technical degree? Couldn't be bothered to finish a college or technical degree??? what does that say about someone? Not good. Not who I want to represent my interests. But, my kid's time in FCPS is getting shorter and really, I'm pretty much over it at this point. Very little of what they do (good or bad) is going to impact my household directly. So, I can just skip the vote for Karl. But, I sure was glad to vote AGAINST him for the Dem primary for state rep. And I'll happily vote against him if I have a chance. Give me another gay or trans candidate and I'll vote for them... but not Karl.

He was right, and so was the board. You couldn't force teachers back into school before vaccines and before the peak of the pandemic. Only the states with no regard for workers did that. I'm sorry your student suffered. COVID sucked. The SB was still right.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people point out that he has no kids it's not an anti-gay thing. It's pointing out that he has no long term stake in how children/students are getting educated. Sure, his partner is a teacher...but most parents are primarily interested in how public schools are serving the KIDS, and secondarily interested in how teachers are benefitting from FCPS.

He has no background in education policy or practice; ,and he isn't even as educated as most parents (no bachelors or trade degree). So we are left wondering what he actually brings to the table. Gay-representation is one thing...and that's a plus...but then covid hit, and we found out that his priority is himself 9ver the 189,000 students (himsrlf and his partner...with the dramatic tears rather than c9ncerning himself with what 189000 KIDS needed). That's when he lost me forever.

If he had kids in FCPS, he would have had to think about the damage to those kids. Since he doesn't have kids in public school...or kids at all...he was able to dismiss that from his concerns and focus entirely on his spouse to the exclusion of 189000 kids.

He has shown that when push comes to shove he's looking out for himself first.

oh please.
If you have a kid, you're looking out for 189,000 other kids?
You're never looking out for yourself or only your kid (especially if you're on DCUM -- no self promotion here!).
Focusing on desires of teachers is part of being on the school board.
Focusing on future generations (even if you're not a parent) is part of being on the school board.
Just admit that you were not "lost" when covid hit, but that you were never with the gays.

No I won't admit that. I have nothing against him for being gay. As I said, that fact that he brought that diversity was a slight plus. BUT, my kid ended up dropping OUT of FCPS because of the virtual mess. The virtual disaster isn't 100% on Frisch's shoulders, but the way he handled making his decision was a complete failure. He didn't make the decision based on a balanced assessment of the pros and cons. He got emotionally twisted up and essentially was not capable of looking beyond his own fears (that were not rational). So, that's where he lost me. I have no respect for him. He didn't consider my kid or your kid and the impact that closing schools would have. He got lost in his own dramas. I have no faith that he has much of anything to add to the school board after that.... and no degree... not even a technical degree? Couldn't be bothered to finish a college or technical degree??? what does that say about someone? Not good. Not who I want to represent my interests. But, my kid's time in FCPS is getting shorter and really, I'm pretty much over it at this point. Very little of what they do (good or bad) is going to impact my household directly. So, I can just skip the vote for Karl. But, I sure was glad to vote AGAINST him for the Dem primary for state rep. And I'll happily vote against him if I have a chance. Give me another gay or trans candidate and I'll vote for them... but not Karl.

He was right, and so was the board. You couldn't force teachers back into school before vaccines and before the peak of the pandemic. Only the states with no regard for workers did that. I'm sorry your student suffered. COVID sucked. The SB was still right.

Frisch made every Covid-related decision with a view towards minimizing any conceivable risk for his gay partner. Kids came last for him, and they still do.

His “gay partner?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recall Karl sobbing in public about how his partner Evan might get Covid if required to teach in person. Too bad he never displayed any similar concern about kids struggling with learning loss or mental health issues due to being out of school so long.

That was their PARENTS’ responsibility to address during a pandemic. But the , you knew that already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost half of his donations come from outside VA - with CA being one of his top states. Unreal.

https://www.vpap.org/candidates/302107/top-donors/out-of-state/map/?start_year=2019&end_year=2023&contrib_type=all

I don’t care. At least he didn’t raise money by selling an assault rifle?

You don't care that a local VA candidate has half his donations coming from outside VA? Of course you don't. You'd only care if he was a Republican. How typical.

I don't care if he is good at raising money. He is responsive to the issues and has been a leader in adapting literacy standards which I've been advocating for for half a dozen years. Plus his opponent auctioned off an assault rifle.

+1. Tony Sabio is crazy.

No he is not. You are clearly backing Frisch, even though everyone now knows Frisch is just a political hack who does not have children in FCPS.

Frisch does not have children at all.

But on top of that, he is running a school system even though he does not have a college degree.

What does that say about his commitment to education when he couldn’t even make it through undergrad?

Yes, he is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost half of his donations come from outside VA - with CA being one of his top states. Unreal.

https://www.vpap.org/candidates/302107/top-donors/out-of-state/map/?start_year=2019&end_year=2023&contrib_type=all

I don’t care. At least he didn’t raise money by selling an assault rifle?

You don't care that a local VA candidate has half his donations coming from outside VA? Of course you don't. You'd only care if he was a Republican. How typical.

I don't care if he is good at raising money. He is responsive to the issues and has been a leader in adapting literacy standards which I've been advocating for for half a dozen years. Plus his opponent auctioned off an assault rifle.

+1. Tony Sabio is crazy.

No he is not. You are clearly backing Frisch, even though everyone now knows Frisch is just a political hack who does not have children in FCPS.

Frisch does not have children at all.

But on top of that, he is running a school system even though he does not have a college degree.

What does that say about his commitment to education when he couldn’t even make it through undergrad?

LOL Sabio also only has an associate's degree. Karl and him have the same education. Though Karl is currently studying at UVA whereas Tony is at Liberty University studying "aviation"

ROFLOLOLOL