A man is visiting the zoo and observing the lion's pen area when he sees a little girl leaning too far over the safety rails and into the lion's pen. Suddenly, a lion jumps upward, grabs the little girl by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her over the safety rails and down inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming parents.
The man quickly runs to the safety rail 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 man says, 'Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.'
The man 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, what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have?'
The man replies, 'I'm an account executive, a former soldier and a Republican.' The journalist leaves.
The following morning the man buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
WHITE BUSINESSMAN ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT, STEALS HIS LUNCH
*Ex-Military man with anger issues?*
That pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days.
The man quickly runs to the safety rail 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 man says, 'Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.'
The man 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, what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have?'
The man replies, 'I'm an account executive, a former soldier and a Republican.' The journalist leaves.
The following morning the man buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
WHITE BUSINESSMAN ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT, STEALS HIS LUNCH
*Ex-Military man with anger issues?*
That pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days.
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