From lying about returning half his salary to failing fact checks, Blum struggles to tell the truth
Congressman Blum will say anything to Iowa voters to hide his Tea Party agenda – there’s no longer any question about it.
In Rod Blum’s first television ad “Dirt Floors” he says his parents had the attitude that: “no matter what it takes, no matter how many jobs they have to work, we’re not going to rely on the government.” But Blum quickly changed his tune for his ad “Seniors,” talking about how vital Social Security benefits were to his mother: “She received Social Security survivor benefits. Without that Social Security check, she would have been in poverty.”
There’s not a decent person out there who would disagree with hardworking Americans having a right to their earned Social Security benefits…except Rod Blum.
Here’s where the real Rod Blum stands on Social Security:
- Said on video“we’ve got to raise the retirement age”
- Voted to slash Social Security benefits
- Voted to raise the retirement age to 70
Given that he is speaking out of both sides of his mouth like a typical politician, we thought it would be helpful to create a new, improved, and honest video.
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: CONTRADICTION
Unfortunately, this is not the first time Rod Blum has been caught red handed misleading Iowans. When asked about his campaign promise to donate a large portion of his salary to charity, Blum lost his cool and tried desperately to hide the real story, saying: “But it’s not something I’m going to comment on” and “I don’t care. I don’t care. I don’t care. End of story.” Temper, temper. The Telegraph Herald followed up and noted that Blum said the pledge was probably just left over from the 2012 campaign, which is completely false seeing as it appeared on his website this year. Another day, another falsehood.
“Congressman Rod Blum has a difficult relationship with the truth when it comes to his record of voting to slash Social Security benefits and failing to keep his pledges to voters,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law.