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Marcela Hoeven Bikini Scandal?

Posted on | August 4, 2010 | 165 Comments

North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven is 47 points ahead in a Senate campaign that is, by all odds, the closest thing to a surefire pick-up for Republicans this fall. And yet it appears that there are some fiendish Democrats who hope that “family values” conservatives will be horrified to discover that the governor’s daughter Marcela looks good in a bikini:

Three years ago, when a North Dakota political blog reported that Marcela, 23 at the time, had a modeling portfolio online, the photos disappeared the next day.  The existence of this lone remaining photo (posted at a North Dakota State University student forum) was brought to my attention by a source who asked my opinion as a communications professional: Is this a scandal?

Short answer: Of course not.

Conservatives are not only smarter and more patriotic than liberals, we’re also better-looking. It’s high time we stopped letting liberals get inside our heads and tell us that it’s some kind of “hypocrisy” for conservatives even to acknowledge the existence of sex.

Here’s a cluebat for you: Mrs. Other McCain and I have six kids. Do you think that might have something to do with the fact that the missus looked good in a swimsuit, to say nothing of my notorious Speedo? On what planet is that supposed to be a scandal?

Remember when Democrats thought they could take down Scott Brown for his Cosmo centerfold? Remember when Democrats tried to make it a “scandal” that Scott Brown’s daughters wore bikinis? And do you remember how Scott Brown kicked their Democrat butts on Election Day?

It’s 2010, conservatives — this year, we’re taking sexy back.

JOHN HOEVEN for U.S. SENATE

(P.S.: Marcela Hoeven works at First Western Bank & Trust in Minot, N.D., which her family has operated for three generations. So she’s a Republican who looks good in a bikini and can balance a checkbook. What’s not to like about that?)

UPDATE (Smitty): Instalanche! Thanks, Professor Reynolds!

UPDATE II (RSM): Everyone is thoroughly scandalized:

And notice that, although Memeorandum is now listing this shocking scandal, lefty bloggers are trying to ignore it. What’s going on here? Bikini-worthy Cassy Fiano explains:

Liberals always like to act shocked that conservative women can be sexy and conservative. . . .  They like to paint conservatives as frigid, dried up, ugly old prudes, and of course, that couldn’t be further from the truth. . . . They’re always shocked when bikini photos do not, in fact, derail conservative candidates’ campaigns.

Exactly what I’ve been trying to explain to Christine O’Donnell‘s campaign staff, but . . .

UPDATE III: If you’ve ever wondered what John Hoeven’s Democratic opponent looks like in a bikini, you’re obviously in need of psychological counseling.

Speaking of twisted minds, what about Judge Walker’s decision in San Francisco v. Schwarzenegger?

Category: North Dakota, Rule 5, Senate

Comments

165 Responses to “Marcela Hoeven Bikini Scandal?”

  1. Dr. K
    August 5th, 2010 @ 6:00 am

    “….the missus looked good in a swimsuit, to say nothing of my notorious Speedo?”

    So, does she look good in your Speedo?

    It IS a little ambiguous….

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  3. Kojocaro
    August 5th, 2010 @ 11:04 am

    you know if i wanna marry a woman you gay rights adovcates should not be looking at me with contempt and if my opinion on gay marriage hurts their fragile hearts then they need to grow a pair

  4. Kojocaro
    August 5th, 2010 @ 7:04 am

    you know if i wanna marry a woman you gay rights adovcates should not be looking at me with contempt and if my opinion on gay marriage hurts their fragile hearts then they need to grow a pair

  5. rosignol
    August 5th, 2010 @ 11:21 am

    Damn.

    Are there any more like her in North Dakota?

  6. rosignol
    August 5th, 2010 @ 7:21 am

    Damn.

    Are there any more like her in North Dakota?

  7. Joe Fusco
    August 5th, 2010 @ 11:25 am

    I, for one, will not rest until I’ve uncovered every Republican bikini scandal in the land…

  8. Joe Fusco
    August 5th, 2010 @ 7:25 am

    I, for one, will not rest until I’ve uncovered every Republican bikini scandal in the land…

  9. Chad
    August 5th, 2010 @ 11:45 am

    This reflects the ignorance of many liberals (not all, to be sure) about conservatives. They have a monolithic view of conservatives all being hardcore social conservatives who will reflexively recoil at anything Pat Robertson would presumably not like. Remember the whole less-than-subtle push by Dems in 2004 to make sure voters knew that Cheney’s daughter is a lesbian? It’s insulting, but it’s amusing too. It’s sort of rare for me to find a liberal who has a good understanding of differences between the various flavors of people on the conservative side.

  10. Chad
    August 5th, 2010 @ 7:45 am

    This reflects the ignorance of many liberals (not all, to be sure) about conservatives. They have a monolithic view of conservatives all being hardcore social conservatives who will reflexively recoil at anything Pat Robertson would presumably not like. Remember the whole less-than-subtle push by Dems in 2004 to make sure voters knew that Cheney’s daughter is a lesbian? It’s insulting, but it’s amusing too. It’s sort of rare for me to find a liberal who has a good understanding of differences between the various flavors of people on the conservative side.

  11. anona
    August 5th, 2010 @ 11:48 am

    Wow, she is HOT.

  12. anona
    August 5th, 2010 @ 7:48 am

    Wow, she is HOT.

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    August 5th, 2010 @ 7:57 am

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  14. Live Free Or Die
    August 5th, 2010 @ 12:04 pm

    Nobody mentioned that it was Rule 5 Wednesday,
    yesterday.

  15. Live Free Or Die
    August 5th, 2010 @ 8:04 am

    Nobody mentioned that it was Rule 5 Wednesday,
    yesterday.

  16. Irish Cicero
    August 5th, 2010 @ 12:14 pm

    We are better looking, AND sexier. That’s Article I of the Washington Reb catechism.

  17. Irish Cicero
    August 5th, 2010 @ 8:14 am

    We are better looking, AND sexier. That’s Article I of the Washington Reb catechism.

  18. T.L. Davis
    August 5th, 2010 @ 12:21 pm

    I remember the George Bush DUI, which occurred in the 1970’s. The only thing I wondered was “How drunk did one have to be to get a DUI in the 1970’s?” I personally had never heard of a DUI unconnected with an accident before 1980.

  19. T.L. Davis
    August 5th, 2010 @ 8:21 am

    I remember the George Bush DUI, which occurred in the 1970’s. The only thing I wondered was “How drunk did one have to be to get a DUI in the 1970’s?” I personally had never heard of a DUI unconnected with an accident before 1980.

  20. d
    August 5th, 2010 @ 12:46 pm

    How dare she!

  21. d
    August 5th, 2010 @ 8:46 am

    How dare she!

  22. JT
    August 5th, 2010 @ 12:56 pm

    Racist!
    /

  23. JT
    August 5th, 2010 @ 8:56 am

    Racist!
    /

  24. dmitry
    August 5th, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

    Let us admit that Obama also looks not bad in that mostly naked front page photo. The problem is, this is his almost only achievement.

  25. dmitry
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:04 am

    Let us admit that Obama also looks not bad in that mostly naked front page photo. The problem is, this is his almost only achievement.

  26. kansas
    August 5th, 2010 @ 1:06 pm

    Apparently this is one of many diversions for the real October surprise which looks like is going to be partially forgiving mortgage loans for those under water with Fred and Fan. I.E., Democrat voters.

  27. kansas
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:06 am

    Apparently this is one of many diversions for the real October surprise which looks like is going to be partially forgiving mortgage loans for those under water with Fred and Fan. I.E., Democrat voters.

  28. nodak
    August 5th, 2010 @ 1:18 pm

    As someone who has seen Ms. Hoven I can testify the picture does not do her justice. She is much hotter in person.

  29. nodak
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:18 am

    As someone who has seen Ms. Hoven I can testify the picture does not do her justice. She is much hotter in person.

  30. Robert
    August 5th, 2010 @ 1:24 pm

    How can I volunteer to help this guy’s campaign? And possibly mingle with his family?

  31. Robert
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:24 am

    How can I volunteer to help this guy’s campaign? And possibly mingle with his family?

  32. Brown Line
    August 5th, 2010 @ 1:35 pm

    She does look good in her bikini. I notice, though, a small scar near her naval, of the sort usually left by a surgical incision to admit a scope into the abdomen. I hope she’s doing well and enjoying good health.

    As for the scandal: that just goes to show how completely the libtards are bamboozled by their own propaganda. Let them continue to waste their time and money trumpeting such supposed scandals; and we will continue to enjoy the view and laugh at them.

  33. Brown Line
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:35 am

    She does look good in her bikini. I notice, though, a small scar near her naval, of the sort usually left by a surgical incision to admit a scope into the abdomen. I hope she’s doing well and enjoying good health.

    As for the scandal: that just goes to show how completely the libtards are bamboozled by their own propaganda. Let them continue to waste their time and money trumpeting such supposed scandals; and we will continue to enjoy the view and laugh at them.

  34. datechguy
    August 5th, 2010 @ 1:36 pm

    I actually don’t like the belly button ring

  35. datechguy
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:36 am

    I actually don’t like the belly button ring

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  37. Cassy Fiano » BREAKING: Marcela Hoeven looks good in a bikini
    August 5th, 2010 @ 9:50 am

    […] The Other McCain brings us the scandal of the day. Liberals always like to act shocked that conservative women can be sexy and conservative. Remember the “scandal” when Scott Brown’s daughters were caught in — gasp!! — bikinis? And when Sarah Palin came to prominence, everyone on the internet was scouring to find bikini pictures of her as well. They like to paint conservatives as frigid, dried up, ugly old prudes, and of course, that couldn’t be further from the truth. And they hope that showing pictures of a conservative — or their family members — in bikinis will mean that other conservatives will be outrageously outraged. They’re always shocked when bikini photos do not, in fact, derail conservative candidates’ campaigns. […]

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  39. YoYo
    August 5th, 2010 @ 2:28 pm

    Hit that twice, come back for thirds…

  40. YoYo
    August 5th, 2010 @ 10:28 am

    Hit that twice, come back for thirds…

  41. Skip
    August 5th, 2010 @ 2:32 pm

    Got my vote, even if I have to move to N.D.

  42. Skip
    August 5th, 2010 @ 10:32 am

    Got my vote, even if I have to move to N.D.

  43. BackwardsBoy
    August 5th, 2010 @ 2:42 pm

    The horror!

  44. BackwardsBoy
    August 5th, 2010 @ 10:42 am

    The horror!

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  46. CantCallMeThat
    August 5th, 2010 @ 2:50 pm

    Er.. I’ve read this post a few times now and I can’t see who thinks this is a scandal. The only links you provided are to other blogs who are mocking the supposed scandal.

  47. CantCallMeThat
    August 5th, 2010 @ 10:50 am

    Er.. I’ve read this post a few times now and I can’t see who thinks this is a scandal. The only links you provided are to other blogs who are mocking the supposed scandal.

  48. filbert
    August 5th, 2010 @ 2:53 pm

    The only scandal I see is that I don’t think that bottom goes at all well with the top.

    But I’m still intensely studying the issue.

  49. filbert
    August 5th, 2010 @ 10:53 am

    The only scandal I see is that I don’t think that bottom goes at all well with the top.

    But I’m still intensely studying the issue.

  50. David Henderson
    August 5th, 2010 @ 2:58 pm

    As a staunch conservative I am shocked and appalled… that this is the “lone remaining photo”. Now thats a scandal.

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