At my house when a political ad comes on the television that is negative toward U.S. Senator Jon Tester or his opponent Congressman Denny Rehberg the first one in my family to shout, “Shut the front door” wins.  I don’t exactly know what the winner receives, but since I am winning this little contest I think the prize will probably be really nice.  Honestly, I mostly play the game by myself but my wife is starting to play along, although somewhat reluctantly.  The kids just think I’m weird – but just wait until they see the grand prize…

Today I take a look at a couple of political ads that are pretty good – good enough to catch my attention and make me want to share them with my readers.  The Rehberg campaign has a new ad called “Lost” and the Montana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association has a “Fighting Swipe Fees” ad running in the state which takes on Senator Jon Tester.

Enjoy my analysis of the ads and don’t forget to shout, “SHUT THE FRONT DOOR” when you hear a negative ad which will add a little humor to this thing called politics (it’s a long way to November)… Continue reading →