[TexKat]

EMINEM OF THE STATE

Eminem has apparently provoked the ire of the US Secret Service following the emergence of a bootleg recording on the internet.

On the track 'We Are American', Eminem allegedly says he'd like to the "see the president dead". The lyric runs:

"F**k money. I don't rap for dead presidents. I'd rather see the president dead. It's never been said, but I set precedents and the standards and they can't stand it... We as Americans. Us as a citizen. We've got to protect ourselves..."

"Dead presidents" is a common slang term for money, as most bills depict a former president of the United States.

Secret Service spokesman John Gill said: "We are aware of the lyric and are in the process of determining what action, if any, will be taken."

A spokesman for Eminem told CNN that the song was merely a work-in-progress: "This was an unfinished song, either lost or stolen. There was no determination where, when, how or if it was going to be used."

[weegee]

M&M's spokesman is an idiot. It doesn't matter if his client's song was a "work in progress", it was the sentiment expressed.

Saying that you want to off the president in public or private is still the same crime. Venue only changes the number of people who hear it.