Letter: Ben Cline is the real barbarian Oct 30, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 0 Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Learn More SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Congressman Ben Cline says protesters who disagree with him are “socialist barbarians.”kAmr=:?6 :D ?@E 2? :?56A6?56?E E9:?<6C] w6 D:>A=J C6A62ED D4C:AED 8:G6? E@ 9:> 3J |pvp]k^AmkAm{24<:?8 A=2?D E@ 255C6DD C62= :DDF6D[ #6AF3=:42?D 92G6 C6D@CE65 E@ E96 7@FCE9\8C256 A=2J8C@F?5 E24E:4 @7 ?2>6\42==:?8] %96J 92G6 6I9F>65 E96 E:C65 @=5 3@@86J>2? @7 “4C66A:?8 D@4:2=:D>” E92E 92D 92F?E65 E96> 7@C >@C6 E92? d_ J62CD]k^AmkAm%96 “D@4:2=:DE 32C32C:2?D” =236= 2AA2C6?E=J @C:8:?2E65 H:E9 w@FD6 $A62<6C |:<6 y@9?D@? :? yF=J] w6 >256 >F=E:A=6 72=D6[ 5:DE@CE65[ 2?5 >:D=625:?8 4@>>6?ED 23@FE E96 @AA@D:E:@?’D 286?52] w6 56=:36C2E6=J 4@?7=2E65 E96 s6>@4C2E:4 !2CEJ H:E9 E96 s6>@4C2E:4 $@4:2=:DED @7 p>6C:42] *29@@ }6HD AF3=:D965 244@F?ED @7 y@9?D@?’D C6>2C<D 2?5 E96 s$p A=2E7@C>] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]J29@@]4@>^?6HD^A@=:E:4D^2CE:4=6D^;@9?D@?\H2C?D\D@4:2=:DE\4@>>F?:DE\32C32C:2?D\a`_b_b`ha]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9EEADi^^HHH]J29@@]4@>^?6HD^A@=:E:4D^2CE:4=6D^;@9?D@?\H2C?D\D@4:2=:DE\4@>>F?:DE\32C32C:2?D\a`_b_b`ha]9E>=k^2mk^Am People are also reading… Recent closings: Thunder Valley in Salem; Wasena Tap Room in ߺ; Burger in the Square in Cave Spring Former Montgomery schools official sues over firing under whistleblower act Virginia Tech football rallies, stuns Clemson in final minutes Details of who killed 1-year-old boy in Elliston elusive at father's hearing Manufacturing company plans 12,000-square-foot Christiansburg facility Man indicted in wreck that killed Town of Blacksburg employee How did Virginia Tech football grade in its win at Clemson? 3 takeaways from Virginia Tech football's win at Clemson Botetourt supervisors approve request to turn planned Cloverdale apartments into townhomes ߺ Valley bar groups make recommendations for Circuit Court judgeship Seth Greenberg sizes up Virginia Tech, UVa men's basketball Radford denies student appeal to reconsider punishment for man she accused of rape 5 things to know about Appalachian Power's proposed rate increase Prosecutor fired for reporting abuses in Natural Bridge Zoo investigation, lawsuit claims James Franklin aims to get Virginia Tech freshmen out of 'redshirt mode' kAm%96 C62= 32C32C:2?D :? 4@?E6>A@C2CJ p>6C:42? A@=:E:4D 2C6 E96 4C:>:?2=D H9@ DE@C>65 E96 &]$] r2A:E@= @? y2?] e[ a_a`] %96 E9F8D H9@ E9C62E6?65 E@ 92?8 E96 G:46 AC6D:56?E 2?5 =67E 6I4C6>6?E @? E96 w@FD6 $A62<6C’D 56D<] %96 C:@E6CD H9@ EC:65 E@ @G6CE9C@H 2 =2H7F= 6=64E:@?]k^AmkAm%96J 7@==@H65 @C56CD 7C@> s@?2=5 %CF>A[ q2C32C:2?\:?\r9:67]k^Am kAmr=:?6 5:5 ?@E 2DD2F=E A@=:46[ 2?5 5:5 ?@E 52>286 AC@A6CEJ] w6 H2D 2 32C32C:2? 369:?5 E96 D46?6D] w6 G@E65 282:?DE 46CE:7J:?8 E96 =2H7F= a_a_ AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@? C6DF=ED @7 pC:K@?2 2?5 !6??DJ=G2?:2] q6? H2D 2=D@ A2CEJ E@ 2 $FAC6>6 r@FCE =2HDF:E E92E F?DF446DD7F==J EC:65 E@ ?F==:7J E96 6=64E:@? @FE4@>6D @7 v6@C8:2[ !6??DJ=G2?:2[ |:49:82? 2?5 (:D4@?D:?]k^Am kAmq6? r=:?6 H2D AC6D6?E[ 2:5:?8 2?5 236EE:?8 E96 y2?] e C:@E6CD] w6 :D 2=D@ 3=2>6H@CE9J]k^AmkAmp G@E6 7@C r=:?6 :D 2 G@E6 7@C %CF>A]k^AmkAmq6 A2EC:@E:4] '@E6 s6>@4C2E:4]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m#66D6 qF==[ |@F?E $@=@?k^DEC@?8mk^Am 0 Comments Love 1 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Letter: Vote your conscience and values I was born and raised in the Appalachians and faithfully attended services in a small Methodist church on my ancestral land where the Martin a… Letter: Be sure to vote and vote your values We have a very important mid-term election coming up Nov. 3, and we need to do our homework before going to the polls to be sure we are not be… Letter: Trump promotes himself at our expense Wasn’t it nice to find $90 in your checking account recently courtesy the federal government? And then to receive a letter in the mail signed … Letter: Political discussion over breakfast Conversation at the breakfast table Sunday morning: Letter: Explore Wixárika art at Radford U. and Virginia Tech In a world where the news is depressingly about war, our concerns with artificial intelligence, and the price of gas and groceries, catch your…
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