Jon Stewart says not even crazy, racist, fringe 2016 candidates can get him to change his mind about retiring

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"If you thought the Republican presidential dance card was full before, the hits just keep on coming," Jon Stewart said on Thursday night's Daily Show, before skewering the presidential candidacies of George Pataki, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, and Lindsey Graham, whom he blasted for jingoism, borderline racism, and more.

It's all great fodder for Stewart. But even that's not enough to entice him to stay.

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Ben Frumin

Ben Frumin is the former editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com.