Jon Tester working on the farm - Democratic Underground

illflem

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Tue Apr-10-07 07:55 PM
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Jon Tester working on the farm

Jon replaces the clutch on his tractor during congress' spring break. Wonder how many other senators know how to do this let alone want to do it?
Good article goes with the picture. Get a load out of sour grapes conservative reader's comments.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/04/10/news/state/35-tester.txt

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blogslut

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Tue Apr-10-07 07:58 PM
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1. K&R

Edited on Tue Apr-10-07 08:00 PM by blogslut

Great pic :)

ADD: He grows lentils! My favorite legume!

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Kagemusha

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Tue Apr-10-07 07:58 PM
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2. In all fairness, a lot of Senators are old people.

In past times, one could even point to many having war injuries but... less and less of those these days...

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stevedeshazer

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:04 PM
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3. Been there. The tractor part, not the Senate part.

He's gonna be sore for three or four days!

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appal_jack

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:07 PM
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4. wow, this guy seems promising

A pro-RKBA, down-home, down to earth, organic farmer in the Senate (and D-of course), who is taking time to pass on his farm and knowledge on to the next generation.

I like him.

K&R, bigtime.

NC needs an equivalent. Lots of other states do too.

-app

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Cabcere

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:08 PM
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5. Great article - K&R.

:) :thumbsup: I like Jon Tester - he seems like a genuinely good guy, and it was cool to read a little bit about his background & his life outside of D.C. :) Thanks for sharing this!

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spooky3

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:10 PM
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6. why isn't he out clearing brush, like a real man?

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Olney Blue

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:33 PM
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8. He uses a tractor to do it. Like a smart real man.

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spooky3

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:35 PM
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9. D'oh!

:hi:

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SammyWinstonJack

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Wed Apr-11-07 09:16 AM
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17. george uses "guest workers" like a typical republican. The photos of george clearing brush are as

fake as he is.

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Straight Shooter

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Tue Apr-10-07 08:11 PM
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7. Wonderful article on Tester *and* his family.

That's one mighty hunk of a Senator, there. :D

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autorank

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Tue Apr-10-07 09:07 PM
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10. Perfect. The guy runs a business, has o make payroll...does his own repairs

because he can and also it saves a few bucks.

I'm waiting for him to cut loose. This prompts me to check his record closer. I'd like to see Tester and my Senator, Webb, team up.

K*R

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stevedeshazer

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Tue Apr-10-07 09:17 PM
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11. Tester and Schweitzer have flipped Montana politics

Judy Martz and Conrad Burns are gone.

Webb and Tester...2012?

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autorank

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Wed Apr-11-07 03:13 AM
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14. What ever they did worked. I remember the bus trips to Canada by Schweitzer

for low cost prescriptions.

Webb Schweitzer 2012...after Al and Webb fix things in a big way.

:)

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mainegreen

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Tue Apr-10-07 09:23 PM
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12. Man, the dumbasses are commenting hard on that article. n/t

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Egalitarian

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Wed Apr-11-07 02:23 AM
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13. Freedom Fighter posted a nice response

to a few of them IMHO.:)

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illflem

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Wed Apr-11-07 03:37 AM
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15. Bill's comment was right on....

Even though with his senate salary Tester can now afford to hire a mechanic, it speaks volumes that he does it himself. So what if he milks it for a photo op too. How many other members of Congress could do something like that? None, would be my guess. The ability to fix things yourself carries over to other areas, and frankly I'm glad and not a little impressed my Senator can replace a tractor clutch himself.

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rosesaylavee

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Wed Apr-11-07 09:11 AM
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16. Love it.

The founders advocated that our representatives come from all walks of life.

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