On Media Matters Radio, Jodi Jacobson Explains How Rep. Akin's Rape Comments Are Rooted In GOP Policy Written by Media Matters Staff Published 08/27/12 5:00 PM EDT From the August 25 edition of Sirius XM's Media Matters Radio: Video file Previously: Fox Provides Cover For Akin's Inflammatory Rape Comments Conservative Media Dismiss Akin “Rape” Comments As “Dumb,” But Rhetoric Is Reflected In GOP Policies Fox Newsers Urge Rep. Akin To Drop Out Of Senate Race After “Harmful” Remarks