Marketing

Romney spokesperson to press: ‘Kiss my a**’

Traveling press secretary Rick Gorka lost his cool after reporters fired a series of questions at the presumptive GOP candidate during his trip to Poland.

By {/%BYLINE%} {%AUTHOR%}Michael Sebastian{/%AUTHOR%} {%TITLE%}Romney spokesperson to press: ‘Kiss my a**’{/%TITLE%} {%ALTERNATIVEURL%}{/%ALTERNATIVEURL%} {%IMAGE%}/Uploads/Public/romney-aid-kiss-my-ass.jpg{/%IMAGE%} {%ROLE%}87d65c27-6e78-4e5c-b423-78d47d4f2768{/%ROLE%} {%KICKER%}Marketing{/%KICKER%} {%CATEGORIESID%}1fd4d0a9-bbe2-4b5c-af5c-11dce5b9983e, 5b5f5480-7a63-458a-90a4-0b98007ec3f7{/%CATEGORIESID%} {%CAPTION%}Traveling press secretary Rick Gorka lost his cool after reporters fired a series of questions at the presumptive GOP candidate during his trip to Poland.{/%CAPTION%} {%BODYCOPY%}A press aide for the Romney campaign let reporters hear it. After touring a war memorial in Poland on Tuesday, presumptive GOP candidate Mitt Romney faced a barrage of questions about his “gaffes,” to which traveling press secretary Rich Gorka snapped: “Kiss my ass.” Romney is visiting Great Britain, Israel,, Poland to preview his foreign policy skills. The press has seized upon a series of incidents—from questioning London’s readiness for the Olympics to comments deemed insulting by the Palestinian leadership—as major gaffes. Here’s a transcript from CNN of the incident: CNN: "Governor Romney are you concerned about some of the mishaps of your trip? NYT: "Governor Romney do you have a statement for the Palestinians? Washington Post: "What about your gaffes? NYT: "Governor Romney do you feel that your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip?" CNN: "Governor Romney just a few questions sir, you haven't taken but three questions on this trip from the press! Gorka: "Show some respect" NYT: "We haven't had another chance to ask a question..." Gorka: "Kiss my ass. This is a Holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect." Gorka phoned reporters about a half-hour later to apologize, according to CNN. Here’s the video of the incident: (Image via){/%BODYCOPY%} {%ID%}12290{/%ID%} {%DATAID%}b0b1f615-4bf0-4bb2-b45b-c09360570cf2{/%DATAID%} {%CanonicalUrl%}{/%CanonicalUrl%} {%PUBLISHDATE%}7/31/2012 1:59:24 PM{/%PUBLISHDATE%} {%LINK%}https://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/12290.aspx{/%LINK%} {%BYLINE%}
SHARE
Ragan Insider Premium Content
Ragan Insider Content

After touring a war memorial in Poland on Tuesday, presumptive GOP candidate Mitt Romney faced a barrage of questions about his “gaffes,” to which traveling press secretary Rich Gorka snapped: “Kiss my ass.”

Romney is visiting Great Britain, Israel, and Poland to preview his foreign policy skills. The press has seized upon a series of incidents—from questioning London’s readiness for the Olympics to comments deemed insulting by the Palestinian leadership—as major gaffes.

Here’s a transcript from CNN of the incident:

CNN: “Governor Romney are you concerned about some of the mishaps of your trip?

NYT: “Governor Romney do you have a statement for the Palestinians?

Washington Post: “What about your gaffes?

NYT: “Governor Romney do you feel that your gaffes have overshadowed your foreign trip?”

To read the full story, log in.
Become a Ragan Insider member to read this article and all other archived content.
Sign up today

Already a member? Log in here.
Learn more about Ragan Insider.