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 New York Times reporter has watched the whole event.
The reporter says, 'Sir, this was the most gallant and
brave thing I saw a man do in my whole life.'

The biker 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'm a journalist from the
New York Times, 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.'

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

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