Politics | birther Now Obama Tells Birther Joke Last month, Dems slammed Romney for making similar joke By Mark Russell Posted Sep 9, 2012 5:42 AM CDT Copied President Barack Obama, right standing, points at Andre Wupperman, far left, during an unschedule stop at Gator's Dockside yesterday in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Apparently Mitt Romney isn't the only presidential candidate who likes to make a birther crack, because President Obama chimed in with his own yesterday. While at a campaign stop in Orlando, Obama was told a 6-year-old boy at the table was born in Hawaii. "You were born in Hawaii? You have a birth certificate?," joked Obama, reports the Hill. Obama's campaign was considerably less amused over Romney's August comment, saying the country didn't need a "birther-in-chief." Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error