When I first saw the Montana GOP press release in my inbox with the subject, “Jon Tester Runs Over Montana GOP Staffer” I thought, “Holy Cow!”

Then I figured there had to be an all you can eat buffet between the GOP staffer and Jon Tester that caused the incident, so I quickly read the press release and then clicked on the video to watch the whole thing. It lasted a grand total of 18 seconds. You can watch it HERE (if you have time).

If you stop the video at the 15 second mark, you can see a foot (with a sandal on it) and the tire of Tester’s vehicle getting extremely close to the foot, but I could not actually see from the video if the foot was actually run over by Tester’s vehicle.

I did not hear a bloodcurdling scream, either.

Maybe next time the GOP will have two paid staffers with cameras to catch the dastardly deed from different angles. I suggest they wear steel-toe boots, too.

One thing I did notice was that Tester did not appear to buckle his seatbelt before departing. Although it looks like he was on private property, it’s important to buckle up, because one never knows what you might run into (or over) driving on Montana’s highways.

Let’s be safe out there!