It’s not unusual for political candidates to be offended by the advertisements run by their opponents.
Republican 6th District congressional candidate Christian Castelli decided to do something about the ads being run by his opponent, Democratic 6th District Congresswoman Kathy Manning.
Greensboro attorney Chuck Winfree, on behalf of the Castelli campaign, sent a “cease and desist” letter to the Manning campaign.
The letter states, “Minimal research would reveal that the Manning Campaign’s statements are false, defamatory, and are intended to deceive the voters in North Carolina 6th Congressional District. For these reasons, we are demanding that you immediately cease and desist from any further publication of ads by the Kathy Manning for Congress committee that contain these false statements.”
The letter states that the advertisements “accuse Mr. Castelli of supporting a complete ban on abortions, with no exceptions, and accuses him of favoring the elimination of protections for pre-existing conditions.
“Though it is true that Mr. Castelli does not agree with Ms. Manning’s support for abortion on demand at all times during pregnancy with no limitations, Mr. Castelli has consistently stated that abortion should be legal in certain circumstances.”
The letter also states, “Consequently, the Manning Campaign’s statements that Mr. Castelli supports the elimination of protections for pre-existing conditions are another damnable lie.”
In an interview with The Carolina Journal, Castelli also noted that the Manning campaign claimed that he didn’t live in the 6th District. Castelli, a retired US Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel, said he had lived in North Carolina for 24 years and in Moore County because it was close to Fort Bragg where he had been based. He said that he had promised to move into the 6th District if he won the Republican primary and he did.
Castelli is registered to vote in Greensboro. However, congressional representatives are not required to live in the district they represent but must live in the same state as that district.
The 6th District was redrawn after the 2020 election and Castelli said that it is a much more competitive district than most people assume.
According to The Carolina Journal, Castelli said that internal polling showed he was only two points behind and he added, “So I think this is a winnable district that is ripe to return to Republican representation.”
DE OPPRESSO LIBER” which is translated from Latin as “To Free the Oppressed.”
Kathy Manning has chosen to attempt to slander a man, a commissioned officer of the U.S. Army just to try win an election.
No Honor lady, you have no honor.
To you LTC Castelli, an officer and a gentleman, and most of all a fellow soldier I say
AATW (Airborne All the Way)
Rangers Lead the Way
DE OPPRESSO LIBER (To Free the Oppressed)
What a hypocrite you are. You openly support Trump although he has slandered many for their military service. Most famously when he made fun of John McCain for getting captured.
But now you worry about truth in criticism of a political candidate. Where isnyour concern for truth when it comes to Republicans and their openly lying about mass fraud from 2020 election?
What a joke. You can’t even be consistent in your support of military heros.
Kathy Manning a despicable democrat at best.
Ms. Manning & Ms. Beasley are machine politicians. Believe what they do, not what they say. If you want even more of the same destruction of our Republic, then vote Socialist.
I have met Mr Castelli and I am certain he is better for the job than Kathy Manning. I have pledged my vote for him, and this article just further convinces me to support him. I know that all is fair game when it comes to negative ads but there needs to be some sort of accountability. There should be no place or tolerance for blatant lies.
Social media has given a platform for the ignorant to speak. She is trash
Let’s make it RED
Thank you Mr. Castelli for pushing back on Manning. She is in step with Biden and we need common sense representation in Congress.
Kathy Manning is a snake. She states that she “fought any attempt to cut Social Security and Medicare.” There has been NO attempt by either party to cut SS and Medicare.
She states she wrote and introduced The Capping Prescription Cost Act. The co-sponsor was Senator Warnock of Georgia. The bill went to committee to die a slow death. It will never make it out of committee. So, why introduce a bill that will not pass? To win re-election. This act was introduced in December 2021. Shame on Kathy Manning to campaign on what she knows will be misinterpreted by the voting public.
She states she helped pass a middle-class tax cut. The bill she is referring to is “The Build Back Better’ fiasco.” The final bill is $1.7T. The only “help” she gave was her vote. It will be a long time before the ramifications of the Build Back Better is known.
Does anyone really believe that anyone as rich as Kathy Manning and her husband understand what inflation is doing to middle-class Americans? A couple that donates millions to UNCG to have a building named after them.
Look what she has done to Greensboro by supporting the American Hebrew Academy financial windfall and brings illegal immigrants into our neighboorhoods? Yards in Irving Park are filled with Kathy Manning signs. Irving Park residents are the people who support Kathy Manning. But Irving Park residents are not the ones hurt by inflation, high gas prices and taxes.
Kathy Manning is Pro-Abortion at any stage. Voters living in District 6 deserve better.
What I wonder is why did it take Christian Castelli so long to take legal action against her campaign?
Vote for Christian Castelli and defeat Kathy Manning.
This New Irving Park yard would NEVER sport a Kathy Manning sign!!!!!
Good. How about putting a Christian Castelli sign in your yard?
Thanks for s thoughtful and detailed comment. She’s a weasel.
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My father used to say “Never trust anyone with an alias”. Barry Dunham springs to mind (aka Barry Soetoro, aka Barack Hussein Obama).
“Kathy Manning” went by Kathy Kaplan for most of her life, changing it to Manning when she entered politics, reportedly because she felt Kaplan sounded too Jewish (she is Jewish).
Typical Politician rhetoric from the Democratic Party. We never saw a negative ad from the Manning campaign until they woke up and realized they actually were in a race, now it’s not about what she can do for 6th district voters but what a bum her opponent is.
Shame on you Kathy Manning! Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! You must be concerned that a true American hero might send you back home from Washington! Go vote for progress people, not the same old left wing rubbish that Kathy supports.
I agree that it is winnable, especially in a year such as this when the crime, open borders, and government corruption are so obvious, in spite of the deceitful media. But Castelli ran a more vigorous campaign to get the Republican nomination than he has since he got it. I’m going to vote for him, but I’m disappointed in the low visibility of his effort.
Yes, his campaign seems rather low energy, but perhaps that’s because he has low money.
No doubt Manning is munificently funded from out of state (and indirectly, from out of country).
What did you expect from the clown look a like Democrat? Castelli already got my vote.
More lies by democrats pulling on those heart strings
Have you voted? See how Rep Kathy Manning (North Carolina District 6) and her family are involved in the Greensboro Global Academy Scandal: An In-Depth Report. Watch the FACTS before you vote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luEDE0f1Ans
Good for him . I noticed these lies but I am sure many did not. Vote for whomever you think will do the best for you and our state. Manning is part of the Biden/Polosi group and because of her votes , along with others, our country is in a deep hole and going lower. Don’t take my word for it, go to the shopping center, go to the grocery store, fill up your gas tank and if what you find is OK with you , then Manning is your vote. And if you agree with all those things, please respond and tell me why you would want to pay more. Simple question
Did Castelli say something different? What exactly did he say? Sounds correct that Castelli does not live in the Greensboro Congressional district and that is a shame. Looks like he never lived here and so much to learn — would have learned if he lived here. What address is on his drivers license and other documents? What address in Greensboro is he using for a voting record? Hard to be enthused if member of congress relies on a GPS to learn about his “new” district.
Democrat motto: If at first you don’t succeed, lie, lie again. If that doesn’t work, cheat.
But let’s be real… if reps win a veto proof majority, NC will have an ear total ban on abortions. If reps win the senate, the nation will likely face a similar ban (though hard to imagine that will be veto proof). And, Castelli will certainly support those moves.
Vote like your raped daughters life depends on it.
Abortion laws are up to the states, not the Federal Govt.
Read the constitution.
Fear mongering just shows how desparate the Dems are. Thanks for making me feel more confident in the red wave.
There is also Zero chance that thrre is a nationwide abortion ban. It is a states’ rights issue much like assisted suicide and the death penalty. No one has national banned eother of those issues either.
What proof do you have that abortion will be banned? Let me answer that for you, none. North Carolina will not ban abortions. Kathy Manning believes that the abortion issue is a winning issue for Democrats in District 6. It is not. I believe the majority of women in District 6 knows the truth behind the abortion issue.
By the way, Christian Castelli is running for the US House of Representatives to represent NC. He will be voting in Washington DC not NC.
And what’s wrong with prohibiting abortion after the first trimester, anyway? The mother has 13 bloody weeks to make up her mind!
I know women are indecisive (!) but 3 months ought to be enough time to decide if you want to keep the child or not.
Right?
Snowflakes are always gonna snowflake.
I’ve written Manning’s office four times and only got a reply once. I asked her to protect our right to buy and use vitamins and other nutritional supplements, which Dick Durbin has been trying to ban. She sent me a vague reply about how vitamin safety is important but she’ll keep my concerns in mind. What does that even mean?
I also wrote to her and objected to billions of our dollars being sent to Ukraine. She never replied to that. I’m not impressed.
What you describe is what Kathy Manning is, a body in Washington to vote with Pelosi and Biden. She cannot be bothered with people who ask thoughtful questions.