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The Best Part of Waking Up Is The President's Birth Certificate On Your Cup

By Karl Klockars in News on May 18, 2011 7:05PM

2011_05_18birthermug.jpg The Obama 2012 team is getting the last laugh at the Birther movement, $15 at a time.

On the day that noted froot loop Jerome Corsi published his Birther bible called "Where's the Birth Certificate," Obama For America deputy campaign manager Julianna Smoot has the answer: It's printed on coffee mugs or t-shirts and available for purchase at a reasonable price.

In an email sent today, the OFA team states that "if the facts can't make these ridiculous smears go away, we can at least have a little fun with it." Of course, you could also make a quick hundred grand on 'em, too. As such, they've made available shirts and mugs with the president's long-form birth certificate printed on them, with a smiling photo of Obama above "Made in the USA." If you've ever wanted to purchase the Presidential equivalent of "nyaah-nyaah-nya-nyaah-nyaah," the time is nigh.

The jokes continue to write themselves, but thus far we like ABC's Jake Tapper's faux-headline response to the email: "Obama campaign refuses to release long-sleeve birth certificate shirt." Countdown to the "Shirters" conspiracy theory begins now.