> A Harley biker is riding by the zoo in Taronga Park, Sydney 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 > 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 an SAS soldier just returned from Afghanistan > and I am a Liberal Party supporter' > > The journalist leaves. > > The following morning the biker buys the paper to see news of his > actions, and reads, on the front page: > > SAS SOLDIER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH > > And that my friends, pretty much sums up the media's approach to the > news these days.
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