{"id":6891,"date":"2016-10-14T06:08:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/?p=6891"},"modified":"2016-10-14T06:08:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T10:08:13","slug":"ken-bone-becomes-internet-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/ken-bone-becomes-internet-sensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Bone becomes Internet sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By MADISON BROWN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/10\/10\/politics\/debate-ken-bone-staring-man-trnd\/index.html?iid=EL\">A man in a red sweater<\/a> who asked a question at the second Presidential Debate on Sunday has became an instant Internet sensation.<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Bone asked Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: \u201cWhat steps will your energy policy take to meet our energy needs while at the same time remaining environmentally friendly and minimizing job layoffs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kenbone18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6893 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kenbone18-175x300.jpg\" alt=\"kenbone18\" width=\"251\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a>The question itself isn\u2019t to blame for Bone\u2019s fame.<\/p>\n<p>His name and the red sweater combined with his glasses made him the perfect internet meme.<\/p>\n<p>Bone told CNN on Monday morning, &#8220;I went from, last night, having seven Twitter followers, two of which were my grandmother&#8230;to now, I have several hundred,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I don&#8217;t know why they care what I have to say, but I&#8217;m glad they&#8217;re engaged in the political process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, Bone has more than<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenbone18?lang=en\"> 200,000 Twitter followers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the fan frenzy doesn\u2019t stop there. #KenBone was a trending topic on Twitter, people created parody accounts, and Bitmoji\u2014the iPhone app that allows users to make cartoon versions of themselves\u2014created a Ken Bone-themed icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kennethbone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6892 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kennethbone-300x300.png\" alt=\"kennethbone\" width=\"157\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kennethbone-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kennethbone-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/kennethbone.png 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a>Not to mention the <a href=\"http:\/\/people.com\/style\/sexy-ken-bone-costume-sold-out\/\">Sexy Ken Bone Halloween costume<\/a>\u00a0that sold out within four hours.<\/p>\n<p>Internet media sensations come and go faster than Ken Bone asked his question on Sunday, so who knows when his fifteen minutes of fame will be up and the next guy will have his chance in the Internet spotlight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By MADISON BROWN A man in a red sweater who asked a question at the second Presidential Debate on Sunday has became an instant Internet sensation. 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