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| Who is Ken Bone? The story of the man in a red top who has become the real winner of the presidential debate | Who is Ken Bone? The story of the man in a red top who has become the real winner of the presidential debate |
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| It wasn’t clear whether it was his moustache, sweater, friendly manner or name that made it happen. But by the end of the second presidential debate, the US had a new hero: Kenneth Bone. | It wasn’t clear whether it was his moustache, sweater, friendly manner or name that made it happen. But by the end of the second presidential debate, the US had a new hero: Kenneth Bone. |
| And there is far more to the man in a red fleece than the American public ever knew, it has emerged. Behind the questions about energy and the trademark moustache, Mr Bone is a man of many interests: Star Wars, classic cars and cats. | And there is far more to the man in a red fleece than the American public ever knew, it has emerged. Behind the questions about energy and the trademark moustache, Mr Bone is a man of many interests: Star Wars, classic cars and cats. |
| During a night marked by what is the most divisive presidential debate ever to happen, Mr Bone stepped up to ask a question of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. He asked the candidates about their energy policies – and in doing so became the hero of what by all accounts was not a heroic evening. | During a night marked by what is the most divisive presidential debate ever to happen, Mr Bone stepped up to ask a question of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. He asked the candidates about their energy policies – and in doing so became the hero of what by all accounts was not a heroic evening. |
| “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?” asked Mr Bone, who was referred to as Ken by moderator Anderson Cooper. | “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?” asked Mr Bone, who was referred to as Ken by moderator Anderson Cooper. |
| But it didn’t appear to be his question that won around the American and now international public. It was far more his entirely uncynical manner – asking a question with genuine interest – as well as apparently his name. | But it didn’t appear to be his question that won around the American and now international public. It was far more his entirely uncynical manner – asking a question with genuine interest – as well as apparently his name. |
| Since then, he has been tweeted about tens of thousands of times – far, far more than Justice Scalia, for instance, whose death has ignited one of the central arguments of the presidential election. And he has inspired a number of Facebook pages, many with thousands of fans of their own. | Since then, he has been tweeted about tens of thousands of times – far, far more than Justice Scalia, for instance, whose death has ignited one of the central arguments of the presidential election. And he has inspired a number of Facebook pages, many with thousands of fans of their own. |
| Mr Bone has said that he didn't even mean to wear the red sweater that has become his trademark, and appears to have contributed towards his new-found stardom. Instead, he'd been planning to wear an olive suit – but because of some recent weight gain, he split the trousers, and so instead swapped for his now famous woolen jumper. | |
| Away from his life as a star of the debate, Mr Bone appears to be a man who lives in Labadie, in Missouri, and was born in St Louis. | |
| A Facebook page that appears to belong to Mr Bone suggests that he is a fan of Star Wars, which makes up his cover picture, and classic cars. He is a married man who lists his previous occupations as a church usher at the St Paul Lutheran Church and a general manager at Domino’s Pizza. | A Facebook page that appears to belong to Mr Bone suggests that he is a fan of Star Wars, which makes up his cover picture, and classic cars. He is a married man who lists his previous occupations as a church usher at the St Paul Lutheran Church and a general manager at Domino’s Pizza. |
| Mr Bone doesn’t appear to have let his fame go to his head, according to his Facebook page. He appears mostly to have spent the evening after the debate finished sharing pictures on his Facebook page – of a custom Chevrolet truck and of cats enacting The Empire Strikes Back. | Mr Bone doesn’t appear to have let his fame go to his head, according to his Facebook page. He appears mostly to have spent the evening after the debate finished sharing pictures on his Facebook page – of a custom Chevrolet truck and of cats enacting The Empire Strikes Back. |
| He also shared the fact that he had recently bought bifocals – which he described as a concession to the fact that he is “losing the race with father time and starting to age”. It appears to be those same glasses that he wore to the debate – and which now form a central part of the halloween costumes that many people are assembling. | He also shared the fact that he had recently bought bifocals – which he described as a concession to the fact that he is “losing the race with father time and starting to age”. It appears to be those same glasses that he wore to the debate – and which now form a central part of the halloween costumes that many people are assembling. |
| During his question, Mr Bone was described as an “uncommitted voter” – a requirement for all of the audience of the town hall debate. But Mr Bone joked on his Facebook page that in fact he’s prefer Snoopy became the US commander-in-chief. | During his question, Mr Bone was described as an “uncommitted voter” – a requirement for all of the audience of the town hall debate. But Mr Bone joked on his Facebook page that in fact he’s prefer Snoopy became the US commander-in-chief. |
| Mr Bone’s moment of fame didn’t end at the close of his question, though. In the post-debate punditry, the TV cameras showed people getting together in the room to chat as they left. | Mr Bone’s moment of fame didn’t end at the close of his question, though. In the post-debate punditry, the TV cameras showed people getting together in the room to chat as they left. |
| In that melee, Mr Bone could be seen snapping a photo of the room on a disposable camera. He then left the studio. | In that melee, Mr Bone could be seen snapping a photo of the room on a disposable camera. He then left the studio. |