Did he actually say that?
“US President Barack Obama added to a growing list of goofs and gaffes Friday night, when he confused the German people for an earthquake.
““Internationally, we’ve gone through a Teutonic shift in the Middle East that could have enormous ramifications for years to come,” Obama said during an Austin fundraiser on Friday night.”
http://www.therightperspective.org/2011/05/28/obama-slips-on-teutonic-middle-east-shift/