“It’s from the Gaurdian; did he say ACCIDENT or did he say INCIDENT.
Whether it was one or the other word, neither were appropriate to the situation. Perry has a political tin ear. I think he’s wasting his money, unless of course he’s part of the Juan Eduardo Boosh Campaign to soak up the votes of “conservatives.”
Incident would be an appropriate word for what happened.
As for the rest of what you said, I think you are correct.