Mitt Romney's Son Jokes About Obama's Birth Certificate, President's Campaign Responds

DES MOINES, Iowa -- One of Mitt Romney's sons has an answer for those who say his father should release his tax returns. He jokes that President Barack Obama should go first and release his birth certificate and other records.

Matt Romney's wisecrack came before an audience in New Hampshire on Friday. In response on Twitter, the Obama campaign tweeted, in part, "Guess he doesn't have one of our mugs?"

The Obama campaign sells mugs with a picture of Obama's birth certificate.

Matt Romney was appearing with three of his brothers when he said in regard to the tax return question: "I heard that someone suggested that as soon as President Obama releases his grades, and birth certificate, and a sort of a long list of things, then maybe he will."

Brother Tagg Romney jumped in and said, "That was not my dad who said that."

Matt Romney later tweeted regret that he'd repeated what he called "a dumb joke."

Mitt Romney has refused to release his tax returns but says he'd reconsider if he were the GOP nominee for president. Obama released his tax returns during the 2008 Democratic primary and in each year of his presidency.

The Romney campaign took a different kind of swipe at Obama, calling via a new website for $18 donations as a response to Obama playing golf while on vacation in Hawaii – a dollar a hole.

Comments

[Yakking]

12:34 AM on 01/01/2012

To all you little whiners on here,Get a life

[mjvoter]

02:54 PM on 12/31/2011

I'd like to see proof that the Romney family didn't contain polygamists.

[sabrinalilypup]

12:53 PM on 12/31/2011

"THE FRUIT OF A TREE DOES NOT FALL FURTHER FROM THE TREE ITSELF" Simply put, LIKE FATHER LIKE SON. CAN ANYONE ARGUE WITH ME ON THIS ONE? WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FEED BACKS FOR MATT ROMNEY'S SAKE NOT MINE. -Prudence

[sabrinalilypup]

12:34 PM on 12/31/2011

"we" repeat.......the much bigger joke is, if Mitt Romney would be fit to become President of this land. Moron Matt Romney is betting on this one so he can continue on to be a racist SOB.

[mjvoter]

11:34 AM on 12/31/2011

I made a mistake on an earlier comment. It wasn't Romney, it was his father george, another politician, who was born in a Mormon polygamist camp in Mexico. Anyway I would still like to see those family records.

[email4kh]

11:30 AM on 12/31/2011

That's what they have to run on?
Bring it.

[Joe4more]

01:48 AM on 12/31/2011

I've never seen a president scrutinized like this one when he goes on vacation. Mitt, what do you want him to do on vacation, work? Is golfing not allowed? How about swimming (he is near a lot of water) once or twice before leaving? Can he laugh, have fun?
Mitt, what do your vacations look like?

[Gottlieb]

10:57 PM on 12/30/2011

Mitt shouldn't apologize for repeating a racist joke, how can he appeal to Paul's birth-er supporters if he does. The joke wasn't just dumb but Mitt is if thinks his lame excuse is believable.

[TwinX]

01:37 PM on 12/31/2011

Re your whole post: I'm thinking along those exact same lines.