according to this item in the Caucus Blog at the New York Times.
DES MOINES — In extending condolences for the Wisconsin shooting, Mitt Romney mistakenly referred to the victims gunned down at a “sheik” temple, twice using the Arabic term for a respected leader to refer to the Sikh religion, a non-Muslim faith.
“We obviously have challenges around the country,’’ Mr. Romney said on Tuesday evening, according to a transcript by a press representative attending a fund-raising event in West Des Moines. “I was in Chicago earlier today. 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.’’
His campaign is trying to say he was tired, it was the end of the day.
But we have had Sikhs killed because idiots thought they were Muslims.
More important, if as President he so misspoke because "he was tired" it could be an international incident - the current president of India is a Sikh.
Let's see if the MSM makes any kind of issue of this.