A Harley Biker is riding by the zoo in London 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 the
girl 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 bravest 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, what do you do for a living, and what political
affiliation do you have?'
The biker replies "I'm a Royal Marine, and a Conservative." The
journalist leaves.
The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed
brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
ROYAL MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH!!!
..... and THAT pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days.