MSN: In a recent interview held on New Zealand TV, the teen heartthrob fumbled over the word "German" saying, "We don't say that in America."

OK, so he claims he misheard the guy. I can understand that. Via Twitter, he's been "defending himself": Bieber even linked to another clip -- one, which he said, proved his familiarity with Germany and its native tongue. "Old interview where I count in GERMAN and translate my own name. Guess I know what German is," he tweeted.

Guess he's learning that if you're going to be "that" popular that anything you say can be rehashed via the media. Same thing is true for politicians. At least he can get his own voice out there to prove his own points right?

"Guess home schooling is working out. Do your research next time b4 making a lame attempt at hating on a 16 year old."

And just like that, you have the reason why I'll call him a bimbo: if you are going to defend how smart you are, maybe you should learn to use the language you claim is your own native tongue. This is akin to the one person telling another "no, you shouldn't use white out on a computer screen to fix mistakes - use black out instead!"

If you chide someone for "hating on something" while making a case for your own intelligence, you've already lost the argument.