FCPS School Board candidates in Dranesville

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My take-away from recent posts is that Tholen has plenty of supporters of her own, Karloutsos’s supporters would prefer Tholen to Mobasheri, and Mobasheri would prefer Tholen to Karloutsos.

The acknowledgment that Tholen is campaigning hard and will do a good job, if elected, belies the suggestion that Tholen doesn’t want the position. If she didn’t want the job, she could withdraw, avoid campaigning, or sabotage her own prospects at one of the many candidate forums she has attended. None of that has happened.

I think she will continue to recognize that some of her constituents, especially in the Langley areas, are skeptical towards, and dislike, the most aggressive possible interpretation of the One Fairfax policy. Many current School Board members have already gotten that message.

They certainly weren't expecting parents to catch on to what they were doing.

If those pushing the re-sort by race are re-elected, then that is the public giving them permission to continue as planned.

I'm sure at least some people agree with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My take-away from recent posts is that Tholen has plenty of supporters of her own, Karloutsos’s supporters would prefer Tholen to Mobasheri, and Mobasheri would prefer Tholen to Karloutsos.

The acknowledgment that Tholen is campaigning hard and will do a good job, if elected, belies the suggestion that Tholen doesn’t want the position. If she didn’t want the job, she could withdraw, avoid campaigning, or sabotage her own prospects at one of the many candidate forums she has attended. None of that has happened.

I think she will continue to recognize that some of her constituents, especially in the Langley areas, are skeptical towards, and dislike, the most aggressive possible interpretation of the One Fairfax policy. Many current School Board members have already gotten that message.

Elaine is keeping her appointments and clearly wishing she were elsewhere.

Yes, Karloutsos supporters would prefer Elaine to Mobasheri, because while we think she will go along to get along on rearranging children by race, at least she's likeable. Maybe she can get us cheaper paper straws and probably knows the best brand/model of solar panels for future projects.

Mobasheri wanted the Dem nod so yes I'm sure he would prefer Elaine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My take-away from recent posts is that Tholen has plenty of supporters of her own, Karloutsos’s supporters would prefer Tholen to Mobasheri, and Mobasheri would prefer Tholen to Karloutsos.

The acknowledgment that Tholen is campaigning hard and will do a good job, if elected, belies the suggestion that Tholen doesn’t want the position. If she didn’t want the job, she could withdraw, avoid campaigning, or sabotage her own prospects at one of the many candidate forums she has attended. None of that has happened.

I think she will continue to recognize that some of her constituents, especially in the Langley areas, are skeptical towards, and dislike, the most aggressive possible interpretation of the One Fairfax policy. Many current School Board members have already gotten that message.

They certainly weren't expecting parents to catch on to what they were doing.

If those pushing the re-sort by race are re-elected, then that is the public giving them permission to continue as planned.

I'm sure at least some people agree with them.

The Dranesville incumbent is not running for re-election and neither she nor any current candidate for Dranesville is pushing “re-sort by race.”

It’s sad that the case for electing the candidates endorsed by the local Republicans is based on stoking fears as to the future plans of the School Board based on gross mischaracterizations of past discussions. And it’s even sadder to know that much of this misinformation is coming from the most privileged residents of the county, in the Langley HS district, who are apparently so fearful of their children’s ability to succeed that they would peddle this stuff. It is very similar to the Felicity Huffman/Lori Loughlin mindset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My take-away from recent posts is that Tholen has plenty of supporters of her own, Karloutsos’s supporters would prefer Tholen to Mobasheri, and Mobasheri would prefer Tholen to Karloutsos.

The acknowledgment that Tholen is campaigning hard and will do a good job, if elected, belies the suggestion that Tholen doesn’t want the position. If she didn’t want the job, she could withdraw, avoid campaigning, or sabotage her own prospects at one of the many candidate forums she has attended. None of that has happened.

I think she will continue to recognize that some of her constituents, especially in the Langley areas, are skeptical towards, and dislike, the most aggressive possible interpretation of the One Fairfax policy. Many current School Board members have already gotten that message.

Elaine is keeping her appointments and clearly wishing she were elsewhere.

Yes, Karloutsos supporters would prefer Elaine to Mobasheri, because while we think she will go along to get along on rearranging children by race, at least she's likeable. Maybe she can get us cheaper paper straws and probably knows the best brand/model of solar panels for future projects.

Mobasheri wanted the Dem nod so yes I'm sure he would prefer Elaine.

Mobasheri did not seek the Dems nod. He has said time and again that he reached out to both parties and concluded they were too political for a school board endorsement. People love to take things out of context and selectively data-mine peoples comment to meet their own predetermined conclusions. I dont know about his supporters, but he does not prefer either one of the other candidates over the other. Karloutsos supporters prefer Elaine because they fear independent candidates. They want to keep things cozy amongst the two parties, and as MObasheri says all the time, to play the game of musical chairs with our hard earned tax $$$

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Listen, we can do worse than Tholen.

Mobasheri is clearly dishonest and out for self first, Great Falls second (maybe. It's obvious that he would cut a deal that GF wouldn't like as long as his section would be okay) and the rest of Dranesville not at all.

People can go to the sites and watch debates and choose. I hope in the next week voters take the time to consider candidates. I choose Karloutsos.

Not sure how you come to these conclusions, but I choose Mobasheri. I am tired of politics as usual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My take-away from recent posts is that Tholen has plenty of supporters of her own, Karloutsos’s supporters would prefer Tholen to Mobasheri, and Mobasheri would prefer Tholen to Karloutsos.

The acknowledgment that Tholen is campaigning hard and will do a good job, if elected, belies the suggestion that Tholen doesn’t want the position. If she didn’t want the job, she could withdraw, avoid campaigning, or sabotage her own prospects at one of the many candidate forums she has attended. None of that has happened.

I think she will continue to recognize that some of her constituents, especially in the Langley areas, are skeptical towards, and dislike, the most aggressive possible interpretation of the One Fairfax policy. Many current School Board members have already gotten that message.

They certainly weren't expecting parents to catch on to what they were doing.

If those pushing the re-sort by race are re-elected, then that is the public giving them permission to continue as planned.

I'm sure at least some people agree with them.

The Dranesville incumbent is not running for re-election and neither she nor any current candidate for Dranesville is pushing “re-sort by race.”

It’s sad that the case for electing the candidates endorsed by the local Republicans is based on stoking fears as to the future plans of the School Board based on gross mischaracterizations of past discussions. And it’s even sadder to know that much of this misinformation is coming from the most privileged residents of the county, in the Langley HS district, who are apparently so fearful of their children’s ability to succeed that they would peddle this stuff. It is very similar to the Felicity Huffman/Lori Loughlin mindset.

A resort by race and class.

Omeish has been polite enough to say so in the Reston Impact interview, and in her kickoff speech said she will stand by her view on boundary issues even if it costs her the race. I respect that.

Kaufax said in January that fcps is segregated and nuking the boundaries and bussing kids would fix it.

I gotta go work out now but I am happy to provide the links later.

They said it

You just don't like it.

The policy staff drafted based on their comments to only says it, but includes the provision of changing boundaries every 3 years. Gotta make sure you can keep the preferred demographics as families move in and out of, and within the county.

If the board was so convinced they were justified they would not have stopped working on policy just because it got a little hot before an election.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, we can do worse than Tholen.

Mobasheri is clearly dishonest and out for self first, Great Falls second (maybe. It's obvious that he would cut a deal that GF wouldn't like as long as his section would be okay) and the rest of Dranesville not at all.

People can go to the sites and watch debates and choose. I hope in the next week voters take the time to consider candidates. I choose Karloutsos.

Not sure how you come to these conclusions, but I choose Mobasheri. I am tired of politics as usual.

And nearly everyone else is tired of Ardavan.

He won't win, though. It's either Elaine or Anastasia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, we can do worse than Tholen.

Mobasheri is clearly dishonest and out for self first, Great Falls second (maybe. It's obvious that he would cut a deal that GF wouldn't like as long as his section would be okay) and the rest of Dranesville not at all.

People can go to the sites and watch debates and choose. I hope in the next week voters take the time to consider candidates. I choose Karloutsos.

Not sure how you come to these conclusions, but I choose Mobasheri. I am tired of politics as usual.

And nearly everyone else is tired of Ardavan.

He won't win, though. It's either Elaine or Anastasia.

Its either Tholen or Mobasheri. It'll be close though.

[Anonymous]

Lots of Tholen and Karloutsos signs.

A few Ardavan signs.

Perhaps most of his support is secret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, we can do worse than Tholen.

Mobasheri is clearly dishonest and out for self first, Great Falls second (maybe. It's obvious that he would cut a deal that GF wouldn't like as long as his section would be okay) and the rest of Dranesville not at all.

People can go to the sites and watch debates and choose. I hope in the next week voters take the time to consider candidates. I choose Karloutsos.

Not sure how you come to these conclusions, but I choose Mobasheri. I am tired of politics as usual.

I've heard the 3 of them. Tholen got the FCDC endorsement so it's a lock and what's she done with it other than spout the party line as dictated by Corbett Sanders. This bond referendum is disgusting. Keys Gamarra has been totally useless and all these schemes have even the lowest income people in Dranesville District paying via their rent or owned property taxes for porky pig projects in other districts. Not even transparent enough to inform all of Hutchison in an honest and forthright fashion.

One Fairfax? How the heck is it equitable to take away community use land from an area walkable to by many poor immigrants from Central America?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of Tholen and Karloutsos signs.

A few Ardavan signs.

Perhaps most of his support is secret.

You're basing your conclusions off of about 100-yard signs that are given out for free?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, we can do worse than Tholen.

Mobasheri is clearly dishonest and out for self first, Great Falls second (maybe. It's obvious that he would cut a deal that GF wouldn't like as long as his section would be okay) and the rest of Dranesville not at all.

People can go to the sites and watch debates and choose. I hope in the next week voters take the time to consider candidates. I choose Karloutsos.

Not sure how you come to these conclusions, but I choose Mobasheri. I am tired of politics as usual.

I've heard the 3 of them. Tholen got the FCDC endorsement so it's a lock and what's she done with it other than spout the party line as dictated by Corbett Sanders. This bond referendum is disgusting. Keys Gamarra has been totally useless and all these schemes have even the lowest income people in Dranesville District paying via their rent or owned property taxes for porky pig projects in other districts. Not even transparent enough to inform all of Hutchison in an honest and forthright fashion.

One Fairfax? How the heck is it equitable to take away community use land from an area walkable to by many poor immigrants from Central America?

Tholen is the clear favorite, I agree. Mobasheri makes the most sense though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, we can do worse than Tholen.

Mobasheri is clearly dishonest and out for self first, Great Falls second (maybe. It's obvious that he would cut a deal that GF wouldn't like as long as his section would be okay) and the rest of Dranesville not at all.

People can go to the sites and watch debates and choose. I hope in the next week voters take the time to consider candidates. I choose Karloutsos.

Not sure how you come to these conclusions, but I choose Mobasheri. I am tired of politics as usual.

I've heard the 3 of them. Tholen got the FCDC endorsement so it's a lock and what's she done with it other than spout the party line as dictated by Corbett Sanders. This bond referendum is disgusting. Keys Gamarra has been totally useless and all these schemes have even the lowest income people in Dranesville District paying via their rent or owned property taxes for porky pig projects in other districts. Not even transparent enough to inform all of Hutchison in an honest and forthright fashion.

One Fairfax? How the heck is it equitable to take away community use land from an area walkable to by many poor immigrants from Central America?

Tholen is the clear favorite, I agree. Mobasheri makes the most sense though.

For whom? I can't think of anyone outside western Great Falls zoned for Langley who would have the slightest interest voting for Mobasheri.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Tholen is the clear favorite, I agree. Mobasheri makes the most sense though.

For whom? I can't think of anyone outside western Great Falls zoned for Langley who would have the slightest interest voting for Mobasheri.


I’m not sure where you all live but in my neck of the woods, nobody is taking Mobasheri seriously and the vast majority of the support is for Tholen - the only candidate with applicable experience. I predict a very healthy win for her on November 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Tholen is the clear favorite, I agree. Mobasheri makes the most sense though.

For whom? I can't think of anyone outside western Great Falls zoned for Langley who would have the slightest interest voting for Mobasheri.

I’m not sure where you all live but in my neck of the woods, nobody is taking Mobasheri seriously and the vast majority of the support is for Tholen - the only candidate with applicable experience. I predict a very healthy win for her on November 5.

I'm not sure where you are, but everyone in my col de sac is voting for him, and probably the one next to it that he was canvassing a few weeks ago.