People,

Sometimes, people do crazy things that were unexpected. Sometimes they crazily don’t do what is expected. This causes disappointment to those who relate to them at a distance, (the public) and those who know such people well (the confidantes).

It will be in perfect honor to Michael Jackson, and great for us his fans, if he was given a state funeral.

I am disappointed that Barack Obama, or congress has not even thought of offering Michael Jackson a state funeral. Personally, I reached out to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Barbara Boxer about this, and their answer was that there was no precedent to go by. I insisted that this would be a first and that, with the Democrats being the majority, especially today since they just gained a filibuster proof majority, they preferred not to pus the envelope.

It appears that state funerals in the US are only for sitting or retired presidents. This is despite the description of the term. A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour heads of state or other important people of national significance. They usually include much pomp and ceremony. Generally, they are held to involve the general public in the mourning process after the family of the deceased give consent.
Michael Jackson was not just important enough, and was of little significance to Americans. Perhaps his body should be handed over to the United Nations, for a global or international coalition funeral.

I am disappointed and saddened, that the King of Pop, was taken to the LA Coroner’s Office in a van instead of a hearse.

I am disappointed, but will feel consoled to learn if Michaels family turned down a state funeral offer, or if he wanted a private funeral in his will. The British were smart to give Diana a princess burial even when she no longer was. Otherwise the world would not have forgiven them.

Interestingly, my 10th great grandfather, Ragem informs me that Michael Jackson had sought to know his roots and had asked for DNA testing and matching. It is reported that the researchers he hired determined that his closest match was with a small nilotic tribe settled in on the shores of lake Victoria in East Africa! Hey Obama and Raila, if US cannot do a state funeral, lets send him to Nyalgunga, because his clan might just be Umira Kager or Aoro Wango before the Portugese scattered us all over the world.

Which reminds me of my second disappointment. Raila was advised to put more energy on constitution change rather than this PEV thing. Ocampo will net fish from either side despite his name telling that he too might be from the shores of the lake we know. There are certain things that are not worth fighting for.

I wish Obama, Pelosi, Boxer and Raila would look at the man or the woman on the mirror, nd tell them the change their ways about certain things, like smoking.

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Joram Ragem
– wuod Ndinya, wuod Onam, wuod Amolo, wuod Owuoth, wuod Oganyo, wuod Mumbe, wuod Odongo, wuod Olwande, wuod Adhaya, wuod Ojuodhi, wuod Ragem! (Are you my relative?)

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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:43:06 -0400
From: Joram Ragem
Subject: I A M D I S A P P O I N T E D & S A D D E N E D .