Joe Scarborough on DNC Vote Flap: 'The Dude Needs a Hearing Aid

Joe Scarborough told the chairman of the Democratic National Convention he needed a hearing aid after declaring that the amendment reinstating platform language about Jerusalem and God had passed despite clear opposition.

A two-thirds majority was required to amend the Democratic platform, and convention chairman Antonio Villaraigosa held three voice votes Wednesday after the yeas and nays sounded equally loud.

“The dude needs a hearing aid. That was not two-thirds of the people. They set you up, man. They set you up,” Scarborough told the Los Angeles mayor on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Thursday.

"Thankfully I got to make the decision and not you," Villaraigosa said.

Villaraigosa said the decision to amend the platform was made because President Barack Obama "wanted a platform that reflected his values."

"In counter-distinction to Mitt Romney, who said he didn’t agree with his platform on the issue of abortion, when the president heard about and saw that the plank didn’t reflect who he was, his policies and positions, he said ‘I want a change.’ That’s decisive action," Villaraigosa said.

The Obama administration has actually said the capital of Israel should be determined through negotiations.

The mayor said when the amendment was put up for a voice vote, "the first time, it was clear to me that we they had a majority vote. I wanted to make sure that every voice was heard."

"They were heard!" Scarborough cut in, laughing.

Villaraigosa pointed out that dissenters had 10 minutes afterward to make an objection, but "nobody objected."