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About Me

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind. Think big anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People really need help but may attack if you help them. Help people anyway. Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you've got anyway. - From Jess GI am a Democrat and I am in a PhD Program. They say that "Politics is the show business for ugly people". I am just doing my part to prove that true."One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. " - Plato..

My Interests

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I am a big fan of passion (And I mean more than the heavy breathing type of passion), tolerance and brilliance. Based on personal experience, I encounter these characteristics more often in Democrats than Republicans.

My Blog

The PGSU Reaction to the Murder of Dr. George Tiller

One of our favorite questions we got from the media after the book came out was, "This isn't really light reading is it?"No its not. Our exact quote to the question was "Look, if you are used to boo...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:54:00 GMT

39 Years Later - Why Kent State Still Matters

Because it was the beginning of the end of the Vietnam War. When unarmed protesters and innocent (just on their way to class) students were killed at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, it broadly u...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 10:52:00 GMT

The Cleveland Leader's review of "Please God Save Us" from September 30, 2008.

Published on Cleveland Leader (http://www.clevelandleader.com)Renowned artists Derek Hess and Kent Smith use politics in art for new bookBy Francis.PetruzielloCreated 09/30/2008 - 11:39pmPlease God Sa...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:26:00 GMT

My reaction to Steve Schmidt's historic speech where he urged the GOP to support gay marriage

Please God Save Us was an effort to explore many of the significant and critical issues of our day. Some of those issues were crystal clear like the fallacies of the Iraq War, the strong scienti...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:06:00 GMT

Salt Lake City's SLUG Magazine's Review of "Please God Save Us"

SLUG Magazine reviewed "Please God Save Us" in its November 2008 issue. By the way, SLUG stands for Salt Lake UnderGround. The magazine's website is www.slugmag.com They really like the book. Ma...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:32:00 GMT

San Francisco Weekly's on-lin blog wrote up "Please God Save Us" in November.

Back in November, San Francisco Weekly's on-line blog wrote up the book and Derek's Obam poster. It is posted below - with the actual link at the very bottom of the page. Derek Hess Giving Away Free ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:14:00 GMT

Revolver Magazine chooses "Please God Save Us" for it's March 2009 book club selection.

Revolver Magazine has reviewed "Please God Save Us" in it's March 2009 issue. Its the issue that has Ultimate Fighters, Chuck Liddell and Atreyu on the cover. The review can be found on Page 70 and...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Prick Magazine Writes Up Please God Save Us.

Prick Magazine wrote up the book on page 56 of their January issue. Heres a link to review. http://www.prickmag.net/..feature.php?name=..pleasegodsaveus We have moved Prick Magazine into our top f...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:05:00 GMT

My Speech from the Inaugural Ball at the Bookstore - Joseph Beth Booksellers 1/20/2009

The Inaugural Ball at the BookstoreAt Joseph Beth Booksellers - January 20, 2009 Thank you very much Sharon for allowing me to be a part of the Inaugural Ball at the Bookstore. I must say a booksto...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:06:00 GMT

"Please God Save Us" written up in Alternative Press & Tattoo Revue magazines

2009 has started with a bang as "Please God Save Us" has received its first national press. The magazines, Alternative Press and Tattoo Revue both highlight the book in their current issues. I poste...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:27:00 GMT