Jon Stewart mocks the Clintons, the Bushes, Rick Perry, and the 2016-obsessed media

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Jon Stewart mocks the Clintons, the Bushes, Rick Perry, and the 2016-obsessed media
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Six months before the 2014 midterm elections, Jon Stewart is already sick of all the speculation about who will win... the 2016 presidential race. "Why speculate about the near-future when you can speculate about the far future," he groused at the start of Wednesday night's Daily Show. But he took a good-naturedly grumpy look at the early favorites in the 2016 race — and wasn't too pleased with what he saw. Another Clinton versus another Bush? Yawn. Rick Perry? His new "glasses of ensmartenment" aren't quite working, Stewart said. The good news? Well, if there is any, it's that unlike in Westeros, there are only two dynasties vying for America's throne. --Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.