The article at the link is dated Wednesday, September 3, 2008 5:58 p.m.
Yes, Sutton said that back then, but just as with every other time a Dhim goes off-script, they pull him from the public spotlight and deep-six the story.
In fact the story includes this:
“A Sutton aide told Newsmax that Sutton, 88, is ailing and is unlikely to do additional TV interviews in the near future. The aide could not provide additional comment for this story.”
So they yanked him out of sight real fast.