Posted on 10/10/2016 7:23:07 PM PDT by drewh
ST. LOUIS – In a presidential debate filled with nasty remarks and insults, audience member and uncommitted voter Ken Bone became an internet sensation after posing a question to the candidates.
"What steps will your energy policy take to meet our energy needs while at the same time remaining environmentally friendly and minimizing job loss for fossil power plant workers?" he asked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
While Bone's question was well-intentioned, his overnight fame was fueled by his snazzy red sweater, white shirt-tie combination, his thick mustache, his disposable camera and of course, his catchy name, according to social media.
#KenBone became a top trending topic on Twitter with more than 94, 000 tweets mentioning him as of early Monday. On Facebook, his name was also among the most talked about topics.
A Facebook user with the name Kenneth Bone Leep-Sills and similar appearance to the distinguished audience member quickly embraced the attention on his account, updating his profile picture with a snapshot of Sunday evening's debate.
Social media continued to praise Bone through the night, some even calling him the hero of the political showdown.
This idiot is a Dem plant.
I kind of assumed they were all plants, with the exception of the Obamacare guy. Have no idea how he made it through the vetting process.
I like him...he makes me look a lot thinner.
hes on Jimmy Kimmel tonight
When I saw him on the debate I remarked to my wife that he looked just like the evil guy in the animated movie “Toy Story 2”. The one who kidnapped the cowboy Woody toy. Guy just doesn’t look right.
New meaning for “Thin as a bone”.
I always like to see someone who conquered Anorexia.
“I kind of assumed they were all plants, with the exception of the Obamacare guy.”
They are.
This idiot is a Dem plant.
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No he’s not. If you’ve heard him interviewed, you wouldn’t say that.
I'm surprised they didn't have a young hispanic who stood and and said his/her parents were illegally here and he/she was in school and afraid to be sent back.....
Nice, pleasant white people for a change -
He makes me feel a lot smarter.
He did nothing. He’s being used as a distraction from Hillary’s getting plastered.
Phat boy thinks he’s sexy.
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