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Rick Gorka and a missing Romney tape

Mitt Romney's campaign prohibited television networks from using footage of the candidate's arrival at a gated community in Midland, Texas, last night.

A television cameraman who tried to film Romney's arrival at Saddle Club Estates was reprimanded by Romney traveling press secretary Rick Gorka and told to stop filming. The campaign then moved to stop the television pool from releasing the footage.

Gorka — who famously told reporters "kiss my ass" last month in Poland — did not respond to my request for comment regarding the tape. When asked about the confrontation by my colleague Ginger Gibson, who is in Romney's traveling press corps, Gorka said the "ground rules" of what the pool can film are still being worked out.

Asked repeatedly if he asked the networks not to use footage, Gorka refused to answer.

"It's not going out," Gorka said repeatedly.

A reporter pointed out that he was being non-responsive.

"It's not going out," Gorka said.