I've watched O'Reilly a couple of times, inadvertently. The channel came on, and I clicked him off after a few minutes. No, he is hardly a journalist. He has an agenda, his agenda, right or wrong, and he is extremely rude to his guests, talks over them, doesn't know how to interview or debate and shows himself as a complete ass. I think honestly, he acts this way, because it gets him ratings, and apparently his crassness works, and the public likes him and buys into his nonsense. No credibility whatsoever. Extremely distasteful individual.
Gene
