if wasnt a joke, he stated it in the Rolling Stone on 10th May 2004, and it was also on blink182.com (although i cannot find it on there anymore, their site has always been poorly designed). I guess the only thing that could be edited out is the link to Democrat celebs but the wording should still remain as many other celebrities did say similar comments to that and i think it is important to relate Tom's political actions to a more wider scale.