Douglas Taurel

I mean, I did the Kennedy Center this year, which was DC, big, you know, city, but it's been really fascinating me to see the, what we've done to the small town with the manufacturing, all the job is being shipped away. And these small towns now are being held by old Americans, American veterans from Vietnam, Korea,

I mean, I did the Kennedy Center this year, which was DC, big, you know, city, but it's been really fascinating me to see the, what we've done to the small town with the manufacturing, all the job is being shipped away. And these small towns now are being held by old Americans, American veterans from Vietnam, Korea,

I mean, I did the Kennedy Center this year, which was DC, big, you know, city, but it's been really fascinating me to see the, what we've done to the small town with the manufacturing, all the job is being shipped away. And these small towns now are being held by old Americans, American veterans from Vietnam, Korea,

some from Iraq, you know, and, and they're trying to hold, and they're trying to hold on to a, they're trying to remember or hold on to a version of America that is, it's been forgotten or is being ignored. And, I find that parallel really fascinating to me now because as we ignore vets, vets are struggling, especially with the debacle of Afghanistan recently.

some from Iraq, you know, and, and they're trying to hold, and they're trying to hold on to a, they're trying to remember or hold on to a version of America that is, it's been forgotten or is being ignored. And, I find that parallel really fascinating to me now because as we ignore vets, vets are struggling, especially with the debacle of Afghanistan recently.

some from Iraq, you know, and, and they're trying to hold, and they're trying to hold on to a, they're trying to remember or hold on to a version of America that is, it's been forgotten or is being ignored. And, I find that parallel really fascinating to me now because as we ignore vets, vets are struggling, especially with the debacle of Afghanistan recently.

Now it's the same parallel what we've done with the manufacturing jobs in our town and these small towns that are being hollowed out, completely hollowed out because the young base is leaving because there's no work there because there's no jobs there.

Now it's the same parallel what we've done with the manufacturing jobs in our town and these small towns that are being hollowed out, completely hollowed out because the young base is leaving because there's no work there because there's no jobs there.

Now it's the same parallel what we've done with the manufacturing jobs in our town and these small towns that are being hollowed out, completely hollowed out because the young base is leaving because there's no work there because there's no jobs there.

And so the only thing that's left there basically is old Americans who grew up there who haven't left and immigrants who, you know, the waiting tables or whatever. And they're the ones who are holding the town together in a weird way. But slowly these towns are really dying out, you know? And I mean, I was just in Bloomberg, PA. I did it twice there. They brought me back.

And so the only thing that's left there basically is old Americans who grew up there who haven't left and immigrants who, you know, the waiting tables or whatever. And they're the ones who are holding the town together in a weird way. But slowly these towns are really dying out, you know? And I mean, I was just in Bloomberg, PA. I did it twice there. They brought me back.

And so the only thing that's left there basically is old Americans who grew up there who haven't left and immigrants who, you know, the waiting tables or whatever. And they're the ones who are holding the town together in a weird way. But slowly these towns are really dying out, you know? And I mean, I was just in Bloomberg, PA. I did it twice there. They brought me back.

And I mean, I was the fire marshal. I mean, they made me the parade marshal and then... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It was cool. But then, you know, they, you know, they, they had like the high school kids and they did the Pledge of Allegiance and they did, they sang the Star Spangled Banner. And so it's small towns that are trying to hold on, you know?

And I mean, I was the fire marshal. I mean, they made me the parade marshal and then... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It was cool. But then, you know, they, you know, they, they had like the high school kids and they did the Pledge of Allegiance and they did, they sang the Star Spangled Banner. And so it's small towns that are trying to hold on, you know?

And I mean, I was the fire marshal. I mean, they made me the parade marshal and then... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It was cool. But then, you know, they, you know, they, they had like the high school kids and they did the Pledge of Allegiance and they did, they sang the Star Spangled Banner. And so it's small towns that are trying to hold on, you know?

And, and then when they see the play, they're like, why doesn't everybody see this play? How come no one doesn't know this play? So I have found that interesting. And I don't know what the answer is or what that means, but I found that a parallel track between how we've treated a lot of our vets and what we've done to our manufacturing jobs in our small towns. Does that make sense?

And, and then when they see the play, they're like, why doesn't everybody see this play? How come no one doesn't know this play? So I have found that interesting. And I don't know what the answer is or what that means, but I found that a parallel track between how we've treated a lot of our vets and what we've done to our manufacturing jobs in our small towns. Does that make sense?

And, and then when they see the play, they're like, why doesn't everybody see this play? How come no one doesn't know this play? So I have found that interesting. And I don't know what the answer is or what that means, but I found that a parallel track between how we've treated a lot of our vets and what we've done to our manufacturing jobs in our small towns. Does that make sense?

Yeah. I mean, we've lost, when NAFTA started, probably around a million jobs that have been kicked out. Two out of three jobs are overseas now.

Yeah. I mean, we've lost, when NAFTA started, probably around a million jobs that have been kicked out. Two out of three jobs are overseas now.