WASHINGTON: Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romney lamented the tragedy of Wisconsin gurdwara in a
fundraising event in Iowa, but referred to a "temple Sheikh
'instead of a" Sikh temple "while offering their condolences.
Confusing
the Arabic
honorific term Sikhs,
Romney mispronounced and found people talking about Sheikh.
Earlier in the day, Republican spoke
well of the Sikh religion, when
he observed a minute's silence at
a campaign event in Illinois. But the
slip of the tongue came to West Des Moines in Iowa to raise funds.
"We had a moment of silence in honor of
those who lost their lives
in that temple
Sheikh. I said it was a tragedy for many, many reasons," he said, referring to his speech in Chicago.
He
continued: "Among
them are the fact that people, people sheik, are among the most peaceful
and loving people you can imagine, and their faith."
Romney spokesman Rick
Gorka insisted that the confusion was a mispronunciation.
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