“He’s an entertainer. … I’m a journalist who provides a program that is entertaining.”

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Some highlights from the transcript at CBS.com:

What does he think of talk show host Rush Limbaugh?

“I respect Limbaugh for basically making a success out of
himself and putting on an entertaining program. But he’s not a primary
source of information, or shouldn’t be,” says O’Reilly. “He’s an entertainer. … I’m a journalist who provides a program that is entertaining.”

[…] 

“I’ll never win any awards for stuff I’m
doing now,” says O’Reilly. “Because the intelligentsia who distributes
the awards thinks that I’m misguided. I’m a barbarian. I am a Hun.”

Does it bother him?

“No, I love it,” says O’Reilly. “I love to be the outsider.”

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