Romney aide: 'Kiss my ass. This is a Holy site. ... Show some respect.'

Mitt Romney has answered a grand total of three questions from the American press pool traveling with him on his overseas adventure. When they tried to get him to answer their fourth earlier today, hilarity ensued:

A Mitt Romney aide told reporters to 'shove it' Tuesday morning after the American press corps here shouted questions at the presidential candidate.

As Romney was walking away from Pilsudski Square toward his vehicle, reporters asked him about his string of gaffes and whether he had any comment for Palestinians, some of whom took offense at the Republican's suggestion Monday in Jerusalem that Israel's economy is superior because of cultural advantages Israelis enjoy. Romney ignored the questions and got in his car.

But even though Romney ignored the press questions, traveling press secretary Rich Gorka lost his cool, commanding reporters to "show some respect" because they were about one hundred yards from Warsaw's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. "Kiss my ass," Gorka said. "This is a Holy site for the Polish people." And as a reporter began asking another question, Gorka once again demanded reporters to "show some respect."

Given how badly Romney's trip has gone, it's hard to blame Gorka for losing it. And given how frequently the Romney campaign speaks out of both sides of its mouth, it's not at all surprising that he told reporters to show respect while simultaneously telling them to kiss his ass. And if you think there's anything wrong with that, apparently you can shove it.