Spokesman: Romney confused 'similar sounding words' because 'it was the end of the day'

[WI_DEM]

Mitt Romney mistakenly confused the words “Sikh” and “sheik” at a fundraiser here Tuesday night when he offered his condolences to the victims of last weekend’s shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. [...] Sheik is an Arabic honorific, whereas Sikh is a religion with roots in South Asia.
That might be worth a guffaw or two, but things got really uproarious when Romney's in-house comedian Rick "Kiss my ass, this is a Holy site" Gorka defended his boss:

Reporters questioned Romney spokesman Rick Gorka about the mistake after the event. He said Romney simply “misspoke.”
“It was the end of the day,” Gorka said. “He mispronounced similar sounding words. He was clearly referring to the tragedy in Wisconsin. You clearly heard him talk about it earlier today in Chicago.”

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/08/1117906/-Spokesman-Romney-confused-similar-sounding-words-because-it-was-the-end-of-the-day

[ananda]

1. Righteeoo.

Sure sure. That must be it.

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. So much for the phone call at 3am...this guy can't function well at 4:30pm!

Lotsa half days, then off to the Vineyard, eh, Romney?

[spanone]

3. so, what's he going to say if he gets the 3am wakeup call? what horseshit

[Enrique]

4. his battery was running down

thus the slurring

[Tanuki]

5. If he is that befuddled "late in the day"

how could he be trusted to respond to the "3 a.m. phone call" ?

[Jim__]

6. If romney has stamina problems that's another serious issue about his qualifications. - n/t

[monmouth]

7. If Rmoney had to follow the President around on a daily basis, he wouldn't last past 10:00 a.m..n/t

[pinboy3niner]

8. If he had to follow Michelle, he wouldn't last past 9. :)

[Scootaloo]

9. Hey, I'm willing to buy it

Sometimes people mush words up. Remember how Obama visited all fifty-seven states? It could happen to anyone.

With that in mind, the Romney campaign should capitalize on this; it's his first and only moment of being relatable.

Yeah, he flubbed it, it could happen to anyone... especially someone who's seeing their chances at a continued political or financial career go up in flames like the fucking Hindenburg. He's jut a mite frazzled, y'think?

[eShirl]

10. Sundowning (dementia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundowning_%28dementia%29

Sundowning is a psychological phenomenon associated with increased confusion and restlessness in patients with some form of dementia. Most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, but also found in those with mixed dementia, the term "sundowning" was coined due to the timing of the patient's confusion. For patients with sundowning syndrome, a multitude of behavioral problems begin to occur in the evening or while the sun is setting.[1][2] [3] Sundowning seems to occur more frequently during the middle stages of Alzheimer's disease and mixed dementia. Patients are generally able to understand that this behavioral pattern is abnormal. Sundowning seems to subside with the progression of a patient's dementia.[1][2] Research shows that 20–45% of Alzheimer's patients will experience some sort of sundowning confusion.[1]


-SNIP-

[msanthrope]

20. Beat me to it....nt

[99Forever]

11. It's a given...

.. that Mittwitt is an out of touch jerk, and unrepentant elitist asshole, but jumping all over a gaffe such as this, like it's a big deal, comes off as kind of petty to me.

It makes me think of the "57 states" meme the Teapublican wingnuts still try to use against our Prez.

[sarcasmo]

12. Can't wait until the debates.

[hifiguy]

13. I loathe Mittwit with the energy of a thousand

white-hot suns, but I am gonna give him a pass on this one. I've made mistakes with similar sounding words quite frequently. There are plenty of good reasons to despise him and this isn't one.

[lapislzi]

14. Oh, how comforting.

Especially when he confuses "bomb" with "donut." Oh, wait. He doesn't know what donuts are. Never mind.

[yellowcanine]

15. Tomorrow he will mix up Greeks and geeks.

[hedgehog]

16. Oh, my!

[Blue Idaho]

17. He's an idiot with 0% curiosity about the world around him.

Reminds me of Bush in "MagicUnderwear"

[rocktivity]

18. Rocktivity: Romney confused 'sheik' and 'sikh'

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Because They Both Wear Cloth On Their Heads And They All Look Alike To Him


rocktivity

[librechik]

19. not another Bush II presidency. Fool me THREE times?

Won't get fooled again!

[nichomachus]

21. No big deal. I've done it.

Sometimes, I mean to say "Romney" and I end up saying "Douchebag." Could happen to anyone.

[truebrit71]

22. So if he were in the WH and he was tired would he confuse the launch/lunch button?

Not the smartest thing to admit that when your candidate gets tired he gets easily confused about some pretty basic stuff...

[MrScorpio]

23. Just don't bother him after he's had his 9PM milk and cookies

He'd have to go beddie-bye and the world will have to wait.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

24. At least he didn't call them shiksas