John Heilemann Calling Lindsey Graham A 'Woman' Edited Out Of Morning Joe Re-Air

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On Wednesday, the Morning Joe crew discussed the GOP senators who have been critical of UN Ambassador Susan Rice. Specifically, the three senators who met with Rice on Tuesday ' John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte. Amid the discussion, New York Magazine's John Heilemann made a joke at the expense of Graham. During the re-airing at 8 a.m., that remark was edited out.

Since Sen. Joe Lieberman is on his way out, Graham and McCain seem to have brought in a third 'amigo,' Joe Scarborough said, referring to Ayotte. Heilemann chimed in:

'They need a third amigo at all times. So now they have ' now two of the three are women ' now at least one of the three are women.'

That prompted Scarborough to turn around his chair in a fit of laughter, as Heilemann, too, could not keep a straight face. When the segment re-aired, the remark was nowhere to be found. (Video of both segments included below.)

Here's the video of the unedited segment including the joke (via MSNBC):

And here's the edited version that aired later (via MSNBC):

(H/T TVNewser)

• Heillman's slander of women was disgusting.

• WHY ARE LIBERALS SO MEAN?

• What's wrong with being a woman?.Graham should be proud. Wear it Lindsey, just like you do your pathetic con positions

• speak up, bro

  Lindsay is super, thanks for asking

• Yes ma'am honey. Miss Graham is one of the gurls!

• We learned that from republican cult conservatives'how could you not know that? Besides that we are actually funny when we are mean and that is something that we wish conservatives would learn from us, that and math we really want them to learn math.

  See?

• I'M BETTING HE WOULDN'T SAY THAT TO MIKE TYSON

• While down at the BIG BIRD CAGE they are still on the floor laughing till they squirt and then they laugh even more.

• u go girl

• Seeing JOE turned around trying to hide his mirth was well worth the time of the first clip, he is really going to pay for that after the rest of the conservatives stop laughing.

• I thought that joke was really funny and MonringJoe is never funny. Truth be told though Graham is a 12 year old girl trapped in the body of a 50 year old man.

• And to think, this is the same network that gets all pissy when you call Maddow a man. More double standards for the network known for its anger and hatred.

• The editing out part is really strange. Heilmann sounded like he tripped over his words, instead of it being intentional, and then Scarborough started laughing and Heilmann couldn't contain his own laughter.

• Maddow isn't in the closet like Lindsey.
  Lindsey is one of those closeted Queens that slanders gays and then runs for that restroom republiKan stall for some action.
  The only double standard comes from the restroom republiKans like Lindsey.

• i dunno, i don't approve.

  I don't watch Morning Joe for slurs and innuendos, actually I watch it to get away from crap like that.

  I'm glad it was yanked, which means someone there agrees with me.

• A lot of people say 'what's that'? It's Pat.

• It did seem to be a simple slip of the tongue. It may have been one of those slips of the tongue that occur because of some on-going circumstance or joke, however. I understand Graham is jokingly or derisively spoke of as 'Lady Lindsey' by certain people and groups in Washington.

• REALLY so since it has been around as an issue for Graham for DECADES and he continually makes references to it about how disappointed gay men will be and are that he denies it it does not equate in the way that you think it does'. It even happens at town halls he used to have when his constituents would say things like LISTEN LADY and call him MAAM to his face AND one of his best social friends around Washington was for a fact MARK FOLEY and he was in Larry Craigs company ALL THE TIME around the Senate and the list of outed republicans has always had references to Lindsey calling them GREAT PERSONAL FRIENDS' now why is he always the very best friend on an outed republican again? Hmmmmm?

  Oh and let me be the one to tell you the standard response to you comments this time and every time' STFU.

• You are one sick puppy.

• Just like a couple of middle-school stooges. Graham is a douche, but not because he doesn't talk like these two locker-room cutups. I find it mind-blowing that anyone watches that show for information. All you get is Joe kissing Reagan's ass from beyond the grave, and Mika doing her concerned head tilt.

• I agree with you, too. Very childish.

• Don't buy it. I agree it looks like it might have been unintentional, but I think Heilemann was just being very sly. It's kinda his style. He is a little arrogant, quite biased, and I think he says a lot of things to be a hero on the Liberal cocktail circuit. He kinda went Hollywood after he won an Emmy.

  That being said, I do like him.

• No, the bigots are sick puppies. Just happens to be a HUGE bigot cesspool in your party'.and you haven't noticed?

  I don't care what anyone's sexual preference is. but the hypocrites like Lindsey and soooooo many of your fellow right wingers that vote against gay marriage, gay rights and harp about Christian values while spending a miserable life in the closet.
  You stepped in it when you brought up what your fellow right wingers call Maddow, I point out the giant hypocrisy and then you call me sick?
  Listen up Tina, loads of you right wingnuts are still pretty clueless as to why this sort of hypocrisy and bigotry is why you lost on Nov.6 and will continue to lose unless you clean up you silly act.

• What bias?