Interesting perspectives. I will have to dig a little deeper and/or start watching Fox with a mind to look for what you folks are talking about Pat & AB. I'll admit I personally still think Fox is a pretty good voice for conservatives. Obviously, like every 'news'-related org in the US, (except, perhaps, VDARE-level stuff), they are judicious about what to cover that will advance the cause but still not alienate too many people. To me that makes sense. You can't just throw caution to the wind or you may cease to exist, and would ceasing to exist serve any purpose at all?
In fact, VDARE is a pretty good example of what I mean. I've perused its website just a few times, read maybe a dozen articles or podcasts. I found that, despite its reputation, I was on the same page with about 80% of its content. And yet, because they take NOTHING off the table for discussion, they are relegated to fringe, tiny coverage, will never be carried on any major platform, etc. If Fox did that, they'd be relegated to VDARE's dimension of existence, too. I wouldn't like that.
I am WAY far from thinking Fox is CNN Lite with smiles. Fox relentlessly covers topics that represents all the Left's weakest areas and most objectionable stuff.
If I could easily stream (or better yet, cable) OAN, I would.