President Obama jabs 'birthers' with Irish certificate

[Tx4obama]

(CNN) - While receiving a formal certificate of Irish heritage at a St. Patrick's Day celebration on Tuesday, President Barack Obama didn't miss a beat in taking a jab at the so-called "birther" movement.

"This will have a special place of honor alongside my birth certificate," he joked, to great laughter.

Ireland's Taoiseach (prime minister) Enda Kenny presented Obama with the certificate at a White House reception in honor of the president's Irish roots.

The document was to serve, Kenny said, as a "permanent reminder" of Obama's trip last year to the Irish town of Moneygall, where the president's great-great-great grandfather emigrated from during the nineteenth century.

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[Skittles]

1. LOVE IT!

[sabrina 1]

2. The Irish Group the Corrigan Brothers wrote a song about Obama's Irish heritage.

This is a fun version of it. Bet he loves the song, assuming he's heard it.

Edited to add another link as the first one doesn't seem to be working.

[lolly]

5. Love the way they pronounce "Barack"

It definitely sounds Irish!

[sabrina 1]

7. Lol, I know, I like that too.

Bearich O'Bamagh! Lol! Take that Birthers!

[ellisonz]

8. Hilarious.

Thanks for posting!

[JNelson6563]

9. He referred to it in his speech in Ireland

He said "if you believe the Corrigan brothers, no one's more Irish than me."

Julie

[sabrina 1]

10. Lol, I had a feeling he would get a kick out of it!

[libinnyandia]

3. I guess he must be "black Irish" :o)

[thelordofhell]

6. Irish-Kenyan

[Redneck Democrat]

4. Making Fun of Birthers

Like stealing candy from a really stupid baby!