In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, a grieving Jermaine Jackson said he wished he had died instead of his brother.

Jackson, a practicing Muslim, said his younger brother Michael was a “gift from Allah.” Michael reportedly converted from Jehovah’s Witness to the Muslim faith a few years ago.

“He went too soon,” said Jackson, 54. “I don’t know how people are going to take this, but I wish it was me.”

When asked why he felt that way, Jermaine Jackson said he always felt that he was Michael’s “backbone.”

“Someone to be there for him. I was there and he was sort of like Moses. Things he couldn’t say, I would say them. During the trials, during everything …”

Jermaine Jackson said that when he rushed to UCLA Medical Center last Thursday, where the 50-year-old pop singer was pronounced dead, “I wanted to see Michael, and I wanted to see my brother, and seeing him there lifeless and breathless was very emotional for me, but I held myself together because I know he’s very much alive.”

“His spirit is, and that was just a shell, but I kissed him on his forehead and I hugged him, and I touched him and I said, `Michael, I’ll never leave you. You’ll never leave me.’” READ MORE…

Jermaine also said he would like to see Neverland Ranch as Michael’s final resting place. A public memorial service was planned for July 3 on the estate in the rolling hills of Santa Barbara, CA. But the billionaire who co-owned the property with Jackson wasn’t able to get a permit in time.

Even if you don’t like former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, you have to feel some empathy for her current situation. Cynthia and 20 others got locked up by the Israelis while trying to deliver medical supplies by yacht to Gaza.

You recall the last time she made this same trip, her yacht rammed an Israeli gunboat and got turned around, but Cynthia wasn’t arrested.

There’s no telling what she did this time to get herself arrested. Those Israeli’s don’t have as much patience with Cynthia as we do.

McKinney’s father, former Georgia legislator Billy McKinney, told the AJC that his daughter was “all right.”

“I just got off the phone with her an hour ago,” McKinney said. “We didn’t have a conversation. She just said she was all right, and that was about it.”

We sincerely hope Cynthia makes it home OK.

Blogger Waset (a self-proclaimed truth seeker, writer and part security guard), wrote a thought-provoking piece about Barack Obama and his failure to pay proper tribute to Michael Jackson at a time when everyone else in the world tripped over each other to honor the great one.

Me thinks Waset forgets that narcissists like Obama hate to give any shine to another famous figure, even in death. Too bad Michael Jackson wasn’t a terrorist.

Waset’s post is very lengthy (and hilarious) so I’m providing a couple of excepts and you can go here to read the rest.

CNN found themselves on the red carpet [at the BET Awards] reporting live before the show began. I know right? If you had asked somebody a month ago what it would take for CNN to actually broadcast from the BET Awards, that person would have laughed, bent their wrist forward and said, “Chile, Michael Jackson would have to die for that to happen.”

And what about the President of the United States – Barack Obama? What the fu*k was that *****’s excuse? Yeah, I said it. The most famous person in the entire world died and he couldn’t even utter two words about it. Meanwhile, people cried rivers of tears throughout the world.

“Mr. President, you couldn’t recognize an American treasure? I thought you were the leader of the free world? He’s not coming back either dude, it was a now or never moment and you blew billions of us off. Whether you like him or you don’t is irrelevant. The relevancy lies in the fact that so many people cared about him and his contributions to the world. The fact that a multitude of other world leaders publicly recognized Michael Jackson’s passing; while you let your Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, parrot some rather unflattering commentary that you made under what seemed like duress is an outrage. Not only did you fail to follow the most basic rule of PROTOCOL, you managed to break the whole code. Please turn in your badge at the front desk because you’re feeling real BET to me right now. Your Black is wack. Michael Jackson was my civil rights movement, but clearly you don’t get it. Maybe you’re waiting for somebody more famous than Michael Jackson to die before you address your subjects, followers and constituency? Oh wait, there is no one more famous than Michael Jackson.” –WASET

For those who believe Obama didn’t have 10 or 20 seconds in his busy day to address the world in regards to the King of Pop, he was on CNN for 34 minutes the day after Mike died.

Former Michael Jackson nurse, Cherilyn Lee, who specializes in herbal or alternative medicine, is telling anyone who will listen that her friend was not a prescription drug addict.

She claims Michael was simply an insomniac, a tormented soul who just wanted to get a good night’s sleep.

She also claims that Michael recently begged her for Diprivan, a powerful short-acting sedative that is only administered intravenously in a medical facility. This was her proof that Mike only needed a little rest.

Nevermind that there are many powerful sedatives available by prescription that don’t require starting an IV every time they’re administered.

Note to Cherilyn: We don’t believe you!

People don’t spend $48,000 a month on sleeping pills. And they don’t obtain thousands of scripts using aliases and employee’s names unless they’re addicts. Good try though.

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Does Barack Hussein Obama have an honest bone left in his body? Unemployment is now at 9.5% — its highest level in 26 years! Unemployment has now risen a full 2 percentage points since Obama took office.

After pushing his massive $800 BILLION stimulus bill on unsuspecting Americans, Obama is now saying his bill is working. Really Barack?

How embarrassing that America’s first half black president is a jive talking narcissist. At least we knew what George Bush was all about: that oil.

Oscar winning actress Halle Berry, her daughter Nahla and Him were spotted jetting out of LAX yesterday. It looks like Halle has packed on a little weight around her midsection. They say she’s pregnant with her 2nd kid. Time will tell.
Photo: Splash News Online

MORE celebs Out & About pics after the break!

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You’d better know it! Fashion Icon Rihanna worked the paparazzi’s nerves with her little black dress last night in NYC. We don’t even mind that she wore the same black Christian Louboutin 6 in. pumps three nights in a row. She’s HAWT! The next time you see Rihanna, bow down in the presence of greatness!

And, oh yeah, Chris Brown: you’s a damn fool!

MORE Rihanna pics after the break!

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A loyal reader, who apparently doesn’t realize Hip Hop is dead, wrote:

Sandra as a woman I am offended that this is all Kanye West, the director, could come up with for one of the hottest songs of the summer. He should be ashamed of this depiction of females. This video in a nutshell basically says a woman’s beauty is defined by how big her boobs are and light her skin is. And Kanye being a black man raised by black parents and Drake being bi-raicial (half black and half white) why are they only showcasing ALL Hispanic girls in this video? I don’t get it, they couldn’t get ONE pretty chocolate sister up in the video like Lanisha Cole, Jessica White, or Natasha Ellie to be in the video alongside the Hispanic girls? Why is it the black men have a problem showcasing their beautiful black sisters? You never see all non-white models in popular White rock artists videos. Only with black rappers does this occur. Drake’s career is slowly but surely going down the tube especially after this video gets out on tv. EPIC FAIL on both Drake and Kanye’s part. You have failed your own women and race by this video please be ashamed.