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Thu., Feb. 10, 2011

Labrador cracks birther joke at CPAC

Idaho Congressman-elect Raul Labrador, left, and wife Becca in Washington, D.C. during the orientation for new members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Courtesy photo)

Freshman Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) brought birtherism to the stage at CPAC.

Speaking this morning, Labrador alluded to the fact that he was born in Puerto Rico.

That still makes him an American, though, he said.

"And I do have the birth certificate to prove it," Labrador said, apparently making a reference to the belief, held by some conservatives, that President Obama was not born in the United States. More.

What do think about Labrador's joke at the Conservative Political Action Conference?

Posted Feb. 10, 2011, 10:22 a.m.

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