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\"\"<\/a>A Harley biker was riding by the zoo in Washington, DC when he saw a \u00a0little girl leaning into the lion’s cage.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Suddenly, the lion grabbed her by the cuff of her jacket and tried \u00a0to pull her inside to slaughter her, under the eyes of her screaming \u00a0parents.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
The biker jumped off his Harley, ran to the cage and hit the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Whimpering from the pain the lion jumped back letting go of the girl, and the biker brought her to her terrified parents, who thanked him endlessly.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a>A reporter had watched the whole event. The reporter, addressing the \u00a0Harley rider, said, ‘Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing \u00a0I’ve seen a man do in my whole life.’<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
The Harley rider replied, ‘Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was \u00a0behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger and acted as I \u00a0felt right.’<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n
The reporter said, ‘Well, I’ll make sure this won’t go unnoticed. \u00a0I’m a journalist, and tomorrow’s paper will have this story on the \u00a0front page. So, what do you do for a living and what political affiliation do you have?”<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
The biker replied, ‘I’m a U.S. Marine and a Republican.’<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
The \u00a0journalist left.<\/div>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a>The following morning the biker bought the paper to see news of his \u00a0actions, and read, on the front page: U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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