defended his comments to the "daily show" today. he says he stands by what he said, but he did get fired from his leadership jobs in the state party today because of that interview. the state party chairman called for his head and the county chairman party today said that he stepped down. turns out this is the most awkward week possible for the north carolina republican party to open up its african-american outreach effort. >> there's a lot of misinformation, and the republican party needs to get it together. >> that's where a new african-american recruitment office comes into play. it opened monday in charlotte and is intended to spearhead new relationships and bring over new minority gop members. >> so that's the new republican party black recruitment effort in north carolina, opening up this week. meanwhile, the democratic party black recruitment effort in north carolina now just has to consist of this local republican official playing on a loop. >> if it hurts a bunch of lazy blacks that wants the government to give them everything, so be it. >> and it just so happens that a lot of those people vote democrat. >> gee. >> meanwhile today, the north carolina u.s. senate race that's due out next year, today got