EKB News

WEST VIRGINIA....
The family of Robert C. Byrd blasted GOP Senate nominee John Raese Sunday for including an image from Byrd's West Virginia memorial service in a TV attack ad. The image shows President Barack Obama sitting with Governor Joe Manchin at the state Capitol ceremony marking Byrd's June 28th death. Byrd's family said they were "deeply angered and disturbed" by the image's use and called for the campaign to withdraw the ad. The campaign defended its use of the image, saying the ad seeks to tie Obama to Manchin, and they had no idea the stock photo was from the memorial service. The Byrds say it's a tasteless and insensitive act by Mr. Raese, who was unsuccessfully when he challenged Byrd's 2006 bid for a record ninth Senate term. The Raese campaign says the ad's overall message is that Manchin would support Obama administration policies if elected, while Raese would not.