...the victims of the "sheik temple massacre".
No, seriously:
Romney confuses ‘Sikh’ with ‘sheik’
Referencing his earlier event in the Chicago area, Romney said: “We had a moment of silence in honor of the people who lost their lives at that sheik temple. I noted that it was a tragedy for many, many reasons. Among them are the fact that people, the sheik people, are among the most peaceable and loving individuals you can imagine, as is their faith. And of course, the person who carried out this heinous act was a person motivated by racial hatred and religious intolerance.”
Romney spokesman Rick Gorka said the candidate “mispronounced similar sounding words,” noting that he was clearly referring to the Wisconsin shooting and not trying to offend people of Sikh faith.
My God...to paraphrase Joe Pesci from Goodfellas, this guy could fuck up a cup of coffee.
It's not all bad news, though:
The event raised between $1.8 million to $2 million. Romney’s Iowa campaign co-chairman, David Oman, said it was “the largest and most successful presidential fundraiser we have ever had in the history of the state of Iowa.”
Glad to hear that screwing up both the religion and geographic region of the victims of a horrific massacre put some cash in your pocket, Mitt.
That's OK. I'm sure when Holocaust Remembrance Day comes along, he'll be sure to express his heartfelt condolences for the Druish People.