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Theres a lot more to appalachia than that. - in 1964, lyndon johnson declared his war on poverty. a good thing, yes? but the accompanying press tour portraying people here as an incapable and bewildered, helpless mass missed the basic essential character, the pride, and the self-reliant core of the people here. that damage is lasting. - when you come in and keep telling us how poor, fat, how all these things are, i think weve all felt it at some point: shame. - what should people know about this...

Decided to give this footage to tucker carlson, he would spend his time running it through the fox news propaganda machine. and create what is his version of an alternate reality. i wonder, even still, any of the surprises you? >> well, it gives me a headache. its so hard for me to get my arms around the notion that tucker carlson is actually trying to tell america that they didnt see what they saw. this is not like, this is something that happened somewhere far away, and we didnt watch it live....

Helpless mass, missed the basic essential character -- the pride and the self-reliant core of the people here. that damage is lasting. >> elaine: when you come in and keep telling us how poor, fat -- how all these things are -- i think weve all felt it at some point. shame. >> anthony: what should people know about this area that they dont know, that theyre not getting? its just how much that people in this area have been exploited. [ bells ringing ] [ machines whirring ] >> nick: the land agent...

Growing up in the performing arts, something that has served me well is always know what camera is on you, to sort of perfect your active listening face, perfect the look you will see splashed on every newspaper after. if he wanted to project that, we all felt it, i get it. but perhaps you know, it might serve to elevate if you work on your pleasant face. >> subtle moments, he would go like -- to the side, if there was a lie. >> i could never play poker, everything is right there, and surprised ...

The surgical procedure done. and, you know, we had to deliver that devastating news that it was not going to be possible that day. >> can i ask you how they reacted when you told these patients that, look, it is no longer viable for us to do this. it would be considered against the law. and you have to leave. >> hysteria, confusion, anger, despair. those were all the emotions in the room. and it -- you know, we all felt it. there were tears from patients. there were tears from staff. it was incr...

Just shortly after 9:00. so, we had a group of maybe 10 or 12 patients that had arrived already. and were expecting to get services, expecting to receive their pill, expecting to have the surgical procedure done. and, you know, we had to deliver that devastating news that it was not going to be possible that day. >> can i ask you how they reacted when you told these patients that, look, it is no longer viable for us to do this. it would be considered against the law. and you have to leave. >> hy...

Country going forward for the next generation. and when you look at these children and you know that these 5-year-olds, these 6-year-olds going to kindergarten and first grade and learning to read. and they are not in the classroom, and theyre learning remotely, many of their parents arent home because they have to go to work to put food on the table. they are falling behind. >> brian: thats the key. >> ainsley: talk to any teacher they will say the kids are behind. its prolonging. >> will: yes....

To make it the poster child for whatever the agenda of the moment was. lazy depictions of stereotypical west virginians. hillbillies and hicks, tucked into isolated hollers to be pitied or made objects of laughter and derision. >> elaine: if you google appalachia to this day, youre going to see dirty-faced kids, bare foot on a front porch, shaking lyndon b. johnsons hand. theres a lot more to appalachia than that. >> anthony: in 1964, lyndon johnson declared his war on poverty. a good thing, yes...

President barack obama vowed to eliminate the danger of financial institutions that are too big to fail, and the nations largest banks are bigger than they were before the financial meltdown. thank god for those bailouts. then there was this classic. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. if you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, period. no one will take it away, no matter what. >> laura: we all saw what happened and we ...

Eliminate the danger of financial institutions that are too big to fail, and the nations largest banks are bigger than they were before the financial meltdown. thank god for those bailouts. then, there was this classic. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor,f period. if you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, period. no one will take it away, no matter what. >> laura: we all saw what, happened and we all felt it. more doctors ret...