In a comically unexpected turn of events on Senator Jon Tester’s Montana farm, nature’s call led to an uproarious episode that left his staff in a flurry. The incident, as hilariously depicted in journalist Ben Terris’ new book, “The Big Break,” saw the Democratic senator answering the call of duty in an organic pea field, with his modesty well… left to the breeze. And yes, his male anatomy was exposed.
Terris humorously retells this episode: “Here I was, writing a profile on Jon Tester – who, let me remind you, is a distinguished senator with a flat-top and a farmer with seven fingers – when suddenly, he starts taking care of business in his pea field, right next to his tractor. And let me tell you, he wasn’t exactly trying to shield the view.”
Things took an even funnier turn when a press aide, who Terris notes also sported seven fingers, launched from a nearby Subaru with a plea that seemed to echo from the annals of governmental history: “Could we, pretty please, consider the senator’s, uh, ‘Little Tester’ as off the record?”
This unexpected interruption of agricultural etiquette comes as Tester faces a political challenge from Tim Sheehy, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. Sheehy is set to inject a “new generation of leadership” into the political landscape, promising a unity that transcends political parties. A decorated veteran with a Bronze Star with Valor and Purple Heart Medal, he shares four children with his Marine veteran wife, Carmen Sheehy.
With Sheehy’s strong resume and Tester’s farmland faux pas, the upcoming Montana Senate race is sure to offer an interesting and hilariously human narrative for the most closely watched elections in the 2024 cycle.