I appreciate yer attempts to educate folks about Eminem, but most of those posting to this thread have probably never seen the guy in concert or bought his CDs, so a boycott of something you never purchased in the first place is simply a waste of energy. Eminem's got his niche and nothing us non-listeners do is likely to change that demographic.
FReegards...MUD
Let's review: The "song" in question was an unfinished, unreleased rough cut. It was not released by Eminem. It was posted on the web without his permission; quite likely by enemies of his who'd managed to obtain a copy in some manner -- perhaps even the same people who web-posted an early Eminem song (juvenalia, really) with "racist" lyrics. Remember that? It was only a week or two ago. There's clearly an effort being made to smear Eminem right now and I'd be very hesitant to leap on to that bandwagon until I saw who my fellow passengers were.
As to the lyric in question: As pointed out above, the line is taken completely out of context. Even were that not the case, this is an OLD outtake. It was probably written before Bush was even in office.
Look, I'm not a fan of hip-hop, though I'll admit to liking a FEW of Eminem's songs (especially "Without Me", with that great anti- Moby section). I'll also grant that Eminem is a bit of a mess, and hardly a role model. To his credit, however, he has NEVER said anything disparaging about Bush that I've been able to find. In fact, aside for a certain disdain shown for Bill Clinton, Eminem has shown himself to be both refreshingly non-political and distinctly non-PC.
Let's save the lynch mob mentality for someone who's actually done something to deserve it, OK?