Indeed, that's exactly what they said. There's been not a hint of anyone saying they want Raid Finder to go away or anything remotely like that. To say they have is just dreaming.
The 'tourist mode' remark that GC made at Blizzcon was interesting but no one here has the faintest clue what that actually means. I'm assuming we'll learn soon enough since they've been sending signals since Blizzcon that Raid Finder will be changing.
There will always be a place in the game for random groups to run content. If anything, they made Raid Finder probably too difficult for a group of 25, most of whom don't raid, have no interest in raiding at any higher level and for the most part never raided before it was available. They may turn it into something more like a 25-man scenario and reduce the gear reward, all of which would be fine now that Flex is around.
Blizzard's experiment with 'raiding for all' as end game hasn't been really much of a success. We'll see what they do next.
EDIT: Our news summary for the systems panel for that bit:
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/...sting-and-MoreOriginally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
So no, they're not saying they wish it wasn't in the game.