To be fair, with as cockamamie a theory as this, it's certainly possible that he is.
But that brings me back to the original theory, that Gogo is just a non-sequitur.
Adlai Stevenson's quote could have come up when they were researching surrealism, or something.
This is the quote, btw:
"I am always amazed by the resistance offered to progress, even the most inocous progress. Imagine, if you will, jumping from one rickety bridge to another, with blind men running back and forth trying to push you off, and you will have some idea what legislating progress is like. The good news is that if you're pushed off, you can always climb back up and try again."