Obama cracks 'birther' joke in Florida

Obama cracks 'birther' joke in Florida

President Barack Obama points at Andre Wupperman, far left, during a stop at Gator's Dockside, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. (Credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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by Steve Chaggaris

CBS News

Posted on September 8, 2012 at 9:54 PM

Updated Saturday, Sep 8 at 11:04 PM

(CBS News) -- President Obama visited a Florida restaurant Saturday and the pool reporter covering him said he seemed "pretty relaxed". She wasn't kidding.

The president stopped into Gator's Dockside restaurant in Orlando and schmoozed with families who were enjoying dinner.

At one large table of 10, which included five kids, a woman pointed to one of the children, seven-year-old Andre Wupperman, and said, "He was born in Hawaii."

Mr. Obama stopped, flashed a Hawaiian hand sign and used the opportunity to poke fun at an issue he wasn't poking fun at when his critics were hammering him about it.

"You were born in Hawaii?" he asked the boy before following up.

"You have a birth certificate?"

The table erupted in laughter.

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