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From: bentway	7/31/2012 11:44:42 AM
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Romney spokesman swears at reporters in Poland Rick Gorka apologizes after incident UPDATED 7:02 AM EDT Jul 31, 2012 Romney spokesman swears at reporters WARSAW, Poland - Reporters traveling with Mitt Romney on his 6-day foreign trip were reprimanded by a spokesman in Poland for asking the candidate questions after several days passed without a press conference. As Romney left the site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw and walked toward his motorcade parked at Pilsudski Square, reporters began shouting questions from behind a rope line where campaign staffers had told them to stay, prompting a Romney spokesman to tell a group of reporters, "kiss my ass" and "shove it." "Gov. Romney, are you concerned about some of the mishaps of your trip," one CNN reporter yelled as Romney wrapped up his visit to the historical site. "Gov. Romney do you have a statement for the Palestinians?" a New York Times reporter shouted. "What about your gaffes?" yelled a Washington Post reporter, referring to a number of statements the candidate has made during his trip, including one in which he said there were some things "disconcerting" leading up to the London Olympics and another that suggested culture was to blame for the difference in economic success in Israel and Palestinian regions. Romney's traveling press secretary Rick Gorka told reporters answering questions to, "Show some respect." "We haven't had another chance to ask a question," one reporter noted to Gorka. "Kiss my ass. This is a holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect," said Gorka. Another journalist was told by Gorka to, "Shove it." Gorka later called both reporters to apologize for his remarks. Romney last took questions from the traveling press corps on Thursday in London Read more: http://www.wcvb.com/news/politics/Romney-spokesman-swears-at-reporters-in-Poland/-/9848766/15868014/-/9q25na/-/index.html#ixzz22CpA0m1s

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