A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he sees a little
girl leaning into the lion's cage.
Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her
inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents. The biker
jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose
with a powerful punch.
Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the
biker brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
A reporter has watched the whole event. The reporter addressing the Harley
rider says, 'sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I’ve seen a man
do in my whole life.'
The Harley rider replies, 'why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind
bars. I just saw this little kid in danger and acted as I felt was right.'
The reporter says, 'well, I’ll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a
journalist, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page...so
, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?'
The biker replies, 'I’m a U.S. Marine and a Republican.'
the journalist leaves. The following morning the biker buys the paper to see
news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
"U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH."
That pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days.
