Every time I look for a reason to dismiss Madonna she goes and makes me fall in love with her all over again.

I don't care if she was reading from a teleprompter, this is one of the most open and sincere things to come out of Madonnas mouth in decades. You can tell his death really affected her. Madonna's on a social space were very few get to thread. Michael was one of those people and they obviously had a connection back in the day. Kindred spirits. Yet, as she's wanton to say several times during her speech, at least she had a childhood. Michael didn't.

Joe and Jermaine Jackson, perennial leeches of poor Michael, are sitting but steps away from her. You can tell Joe is not amused when for the 3rd or 4th time she reiterates "at least I had a childhood".

This speech was EPIC in a night that will go down in VMA infamy. I am really impressed by Madonna's heartfelt smack to the family that had abandoned Michael a long, long time ago.

Go grrrrl!

[NOTE: UGH! Apologies for the mishap. I had posted this video and an explanation with it that completely disappeared!]