'Kiss my a**': Romney's aide curses reporters at Polish holy site

By MICHAEL ZENNIE and ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER

Lashing out: Press secretary Rick Gorka was forced to apologize after telling reporters to 'kiss my a**'

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He drew criticism and accusations of racism in Jerusalem on Monday when he said Israel's economic superiority to the Palestinian territories was a matter of 'culture.'

His campaign has vehemently denied those allegations. 

Mr Gorka's remarks came hours before a major foreign policy speech in the Polish capital in which Romney praised the central European nation for becoming what he said was a model of small government and free enterprise.

The former Massachusetts governor said that 'rather than heeding the false promise of a government-dominated economy, Poland sought to stimulate innovation, attract investment, expand trade and live within its means' after the Communist era.

'The world should pay close attention to the transformation of Poland’s economy,' Romney said. 

'A march toward economic liberty and smaller government has meant a march toward higher living standards, a strong military that defends liberty at home and abroad, and an important and growing role on the international stage.'

Mr Gorka's angry words to reporters were made Tuesday morning when Romney visited a monument to Poland's war dead with the Warsaw mayor. 

Reporters began shouting questions at the presumptive Republican nominee from behind a rope line because, they said, he has answered only three queries from the traveling press corps.

A CNN reporter shouted: 'Gov Romney are you concerned about some of the mishaps of your trip?'

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