That's according to Howard Kurtz.

You see, it's just those dummies on Twitter, who took the statement at face value, that didn't understand the true meaning of what President Obama was trying to say.

And those rabid Tweeters forced all those totally objective journalists who definitely, totally don't adore Obama to cover the statement as a gaffe.

That's what really happened.

And it's a good thing that Howard Kurtz is around to tell us that, otherwise we would never know.

"There isn't a journalist in the country who doesn't know what Obama meant" by that very obvious non-gaffe. Thus spake Howard Kurtz.

Have a look at the video below, with special thanks to Media Matters For America.