The Biker at the Zoo

 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 collar 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 had watched the entire event.
 
The reporter said to the Harley rider, '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 right.'
 
The reporter says, 'Well, I'll make sure this won't go 

unnoticed.  I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's 

paper will have this story on the front page.  So, tell me, 

what do you do for a living and what political 

affiliations 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 out of 

curiosity to see if it, indeed, brings news of his actions, 

and reads, on the front page:
 

U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT 

AND STEALS HIS LUNCH!

  And that pretty much sums up the media's 

approach to the news these days.

Thanks Hal