And thanks to everyone who took part.

Demand more from the media, even the progressive media. Keep the conversation going! It’s an exciting time, but there sure is a lot of work to do…

Rose, thank you for stopping by the Lake today and spending the afternoon with us discussing your book and journey.

Dahr, Thank you very much for Hosting this great Book Salon.

Everyone, if you haven’t bought Rose’s book yet, there is a link above.

Thanks all.

I met a Sarah Palin fan in Hawaii! Once we got past the initial jokes, he even conceded that she wasn’t qualified. When you step back and look at the McCain/Palin campaign, it’s truly surreal!

There is so much diversity in all parts of the country. The problem is, newspapers are shrinking and fewer and fewer people have a voice.

We didn’t get to spend much time on this, but I found gay activists everywhere I went. It’s not surprising, but we rarely hear from them. I met an environmentalist in Montana who’s thinking about leaving the conservation movement to fight for gay rights. He said he called a human rights org in DC to express interest in being their point person in Montana. They told him they don’t work in the red states and hung up. He said, if you continue treating us like this, we’ll never move forward.