Bill Maher Wants to Convince Ken Bone He ‘Should Have Voted for Hillary Instead of Godzilla’ (Video)
“I’m a random dude that works at the power plant; people don’t need to be informed by me,” red-sweatered guy from the presidential debate says on “Real Time”
Rosemary Rossi | September 8, 2017 @ 9:13 PM
Last Updated: September 8, 2017 @ 11:01 PM
Bill Maher is on a mission to convince independent voters from the 2016 presidential election that, maybe, Donald Trump wasn’t the best choice for the office. And Maher is starting with the best-known independent, undecided voter of them all: Ken Bone.
“You are the person we – the liberals – need to get if we want to turn this country around,” Maher told Bone during “Real Time” Friday night. “I want to convince you that you should have voted for Hillary [Clinton] instead of Godzilla.”
“I tell you this much, I didn’t vote for Godzilla,” Bone said.
Bone and his red cardigan became an internet phenom during the second presidential debate when he articulated a question to the then-candidates. Between his everyman quality and that bright crimson sweater, he briefly became America’s darling.
Maher persisted in trying to find out who Bone voted for, but the power plant operator from Illinois kept his lips sealed.
“Like it or not, we are obsessed with celebrities in this country, and even an F-list celebrity like me, people put stock in my opinion and it’s not fair to the democratic process if I tell them what to believe,” Bone said. “I’m a random dude that works at the power plant. People don’t need to be informed by me.”
“I’ve been exposed to politics enough to know how to not answer questions,” Bone said, getting a laugh out of the audience.
Watch the video above.
13 of Ken Bone's Funniest Quotes (Photos)
Ken Bone to fame over night after stealing America's heart with one question. Here are the funniest things he has said since.
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When the Washington Post interviewed him after the debate, Bone said, “My mustache and my sweater are probably my claims to fame. If you want to be me for Halloween, you’d better get in soon because this bad boy is sold out on Amazon.”
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During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, he gave his wife credit for putting up with him. "Heather is maybe a little tired of dealing with me in general after 12 years."
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When Jimmy Kimmel asked him whether he received any endorsement deals after the debate, he said, "Do they still make mustache wax? I would have my own line."
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Bone also told Kimmel that his wife picked out his now famous red sweater.
“I would love to say that I was born this way,” Ken joked. “My wife dresses me, like all great Americans.”
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On MSNBC, the Internet sensation said he feels bad for the America's sweetheart he replaced.
“I feel bad for America’s last sweetheart, whoever that may be, it’s a hard day when you are replaced by me.”
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MSNBC asked him what his actual Twitter handle is given all the parody accounts. He revealed it was @KenBone18.
"There are other better ones, but they aren’t me," he said.
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When Jimmy Kimmel asked him if he knew how adorable he was, Bone responded, "That's a definite yes."
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"I’m gonna hang on to all my Twitter followers and just encourage them to vote up until November, and then after the election cycle it will probably go back to stupidness, and to me taking pictures of my cats and my kids, and if you wanna unfollow me then them I’m afraid that’s what you’re gonna have to do," he said of his new social media fame.
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He admitted that his red sweater was due to an emergency wardrobe change because he gained weight.
"I thought, ‘Wow, grandpa would be so proud if I wore this suit,'” Bone said. “But apparently I have gotten somewhat more fat since then, and when I got into my car, I split the seat out of my pants and destroyed my olive suit and I had to do an emergency wardrobe change.”
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When Jimmy Kimmel told him his fans refer to themselves as "boneheads," he responded, "I've been calling my family that for years!"
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Although he is a media sensation now, Bone had to return to work and pick up the night shift "and suffer the indignation of all my coworkers."
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On Oct. 11, he tweeted, "Dinner with my grandma. Blackout date. #priorities #family," alongside a picture of a piece of paper that reads "10-29" and "no media."
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One day after the election, Bone tweeted, "Thanks for a wild day everyone! Catch me on 'Fox and Friends' in the morning if you're not (justifiably) sick of me by then."
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Ken Bone to fame over night after stealing America's heart with one question. Here are the funniest things he has said since.
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