Rapper Eminem says ‘Bush not my homie’ but maybe Kerry isn’t either
NEW YORK (AP) – Rap star Eminem plans to vote for the first time ever this year and while he is highly critical of President George W. Bush, he has not yet settled on Democrat John Kerry.
“Bush is definitely not my homie,” Eminem said in an interview to be published in Rolling Stone magazine’s Nov. 5 edition, parts of which were posted Thursday on the magazine’s website. “But I’m still undecided. Kerry has been known to say some things that’s caught my attention, made a few statements I’ve liked but I don’t know.”
“Whatever my decision, I would like to see Bush out of office.”
The 32-year old rapper includes an angry and profanity-laced denunciation of Bush and the war in Iraq on his new album, Encore, which will release next month.
“Let the president answer on higher anarchy/Strap him with an AK-47, let him go fight his own war/Let him impress daddy that way…No more blood for oil,” Eminem says in the single Mosh.
“He’s been painted to be this hero and he’s got our troops over there dying for no reason,” Eminem said in the interview.
“He’s in a tailspin, running around like a dog chasing his tail. And we got young people over there dyin’, kids in their teens, early 20s that should have futures ahead of them.”
“And for what? It seems like Vietnam 2.”
“People think their votes don’t count but people need to get out and vote,” Eminem added.
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