Washington men experience a second puberty when they work for a presidential campaign. No longer are they the sickly nerds with shriveled T-Rex arms. They blossom into icons of masculinity, Ernest Hemingways on the campaign bus.
One way to get Mitt Romney to talk to the press more is yell, "WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAFFES?" as he walks to his car. Another way is to write about what a sweetie-pie his press secretary Rick Gorka is.
Mitt Romney's travelling campaign spokesman Rick Gorka will be taking some time away after he got so frustrated at reporters that he exclaimed, "kiss my ass," and what's entertaining to us about this sabbatical is that it extends the time "family newspapers" will write about the incident without actually writing about the incident.
Mitt Romney's press secretary got so mad at reporters yelling questions at the candidate that he yelled back, "Kiss my ass. This is a holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect."
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