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Senior Editor at Business Insider. MSNBC contributor. Host of KCRW's Left, Right & Center. Host of @hardpasspodcast. A man at night and a man in the morning.

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    Josh Barro Verified account ‏@jbarro 3 Dec 2013

    Elites are usually elite for good reason, and tend to have better judgment than the average person. #confessyourunpopularopinion

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    9:08 PM - 3 Dec 2013
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      1. Josh Barro ‏@jbarro 3 Dec 2013

        @pphughes it's fully serious.

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      3. Josh Barro ‏@jbarro 3 Dec 2013

        @pphughes :-(. there are lots of other people you can read, if you prefer people who won't disagree with you on anything.

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      1. Paul Williams ‏@osunc 4 Dec 2013

        @jbarro "Usually" and "tend" being key. Like the Metro train conductor, when they get it wrong, it matters.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      2. Josh Barro ‏@jbarro 4 Dec 2013

        @osunc absolutely

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      1. Oliver Willis ‏@owillis 3 Dec 2013

        or had the right dna... MT @jbarro Elites are usually elite for good reason, and tend to have better judgment than the average person.

        4 replies 5 retweets 22 likes
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      1. corey robin ‏@CoreyRobin 4 Dec 2013

        And they say I exaggerate. RT @jbarro Elites are usually elite for good reason, and tend to have better judgment than the average person.

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    1. Luke O'Neil ‏@lukeoneil47 3 Dec 2013

      You should've exercised some of that judgment at 12:07 AM - 4 Dec 13 @jbarro

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      1. Reem Abdellatif ‏@Reem_Abdellatif 3 Dec 2013

        Is this guy serious? “@jbarro: Elites are usually elite for good reason, and tend to have better judgment than the average person.”

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    2. Jeet Heer ‏@HeerJeet 4 Dec 2013

      @jbarro Iraq war also big exception: more popular with elite than with general population.

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      1. Stephen Gutowski ‏@StephenGutowski 3 Dec 2013

        @jbarro lol I wonder if you consider yourself among these "elites"

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      1. Jake Lahut ‏@JakeLahut 31 May 2016

        .@jbarro @ggreenwald how did you find this tweet from so long ago? It takes some serious finger tip digging

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      2. Glenn Greenwald ‏@ggreenwald 31 May 2016

        Glenn Greenwald Retweeted Charles Davis

        @JakeLahut @jbarro The internet remembers everythinghttps://twitter.com/charliearchy/status/737779265782054912 …

        Glenn Greenwald added,

        Charles Davis @charliearchy
        @ggreenwald Same. Think this is all you/I/anyone really needs to know to get his vapid, self-satisfied outlook. pic.twitter.com/qTMeWlSL8X
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