Two Republicans denounce Barnes rat ad

ATLANTA - Republican gubernatorial candidate Sonny Perdue got sharp words Wednesday for a new campaign video that depicts Governor Barnes as a giant rat. <br> <br> But the criticism is coming from other Republicans, not the Democratic governor. <br> <br> Perdue&#39;s challengers in the Republican primary called the video ``disgusting&#39;&#39; and ``malicious&#39;&#39; and called on Perdue to stop distributing the ten-minute movie, which shows a giant rat wearing a ``King Roy&#39;&#39; necklace and climbing Atlanta skyscrapers. <br> <br> Perdue plans to send two-thousand copies to supporters, and the short movie was made available free on his Web site today. <br> <br> Another candidate seeking the GOP nomination, Bill Byrne, called the video ``disgusting.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> In a statement, Byrne said, ``This cartoon approach and personal attack on Roy Barnes defines the credibility of Sonny Perdue, not Roy Barnes.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Republican candidate Linda Schrenko also denounced the video, answering a reporter&#39;s question whether she&#39;d seen it at a news conference. <br> <br> Schrenko said the ad went over the line and was in poor taste. She called the video ``malicious.&#39;&#39;

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