McCain Intended to say "economy is sound for fundamentalists" not "fundamentally sound."

[Robert R. Frump]

Sen. John McCain, the Republican candidate for president, clarified statements concerning the economy today in a statement billed by his staff as an elaboration, not a correction.

"Senator McCain was widely quoted as saying that he thought he economy was 'fundamentally sound,'" a spokesman said.

"What he intended to say was the economy is 'sound for fundamentalists' in the end-of-days sense of things."

The liberal media, the spokesman said, intentionally distorted the senator's meaning. When confronted with a transcript of the senator's earlier statement, the spokesman said, "Nobama, yo mama, Ossama is going to raise taxes. Sex ed, sex ed, no surrender, black guy."