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John Kerry is a sphincter. Okay, that's a bit juvenile.

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Jonah Goldberg
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: March 21
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Journalist
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Jonah Jacob Goldberg
Sphincter
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Kerry
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