A biker is riding by the zoo, 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 bike, 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 NYT reporter has seen the whole scene, and addressing the biker,
says, " Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I saw a man do
in my whole life."

"Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw
this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right."

"Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist from
the New York Times , you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this on
the first page. What do you do for a living and what political
affiliation do you have?"

" I am a U.S. Marine and a Republican. "

The journalist leaves.

The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it
indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on first page

U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.
--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
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>
> A biker is riding by the zoo, 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 bike, 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 NYT reporter has seen the whole scene, and addressing the biker,
> says, " Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I saw a man do
> in my whole life."
>
> "Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw
> this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right."
>
> "Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist from
> the New York Times , you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this on
> the first page. What do you do for a living and what political
> affiliation do you have?"
>
> " I am a U.S. Marine and a Republican. "
>
> The journalist leaves.
>
> The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it
> indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on first page
>
> U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.
> --
>
> Scott in Florida



The other story on the page is MCCAIN HAS AN AFFAIR WITH A LOBBYIST, but is
completely concocted from third-hand anacdotal reports from unnamed sources
that can't be verified. Wait, the latter is an actual story ...

Never mind.