Since Mr Viglione is old enough and has seen Star Trek in it's original run (since renamed in discussions as Star Trek: The Original Series), he should be familiar with an episode from way back then. It's an episode that Joe seems to have used as a template for how to run his life today.
Here from the Internet Movie Database is data on the episode entitled:
The Way to Eden
Original Air Date: 21 February 1969 (Season 3, Episode 20)
A group of idealistic hippies, led by an irrational leader, come aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
In this case, Medford is the Enterprise, Joe Viglione is the irrational leader and his "followers, spies, Great Eight" etc (you know... those people for whom Joe is "The Leader of the Opposition") are the group of idealistic hippies. Now go to the quotes page and you will find:
Spock: [to Kirk] There is no insanity in what they seek. I made a promise which I should like to keep. With your permission, I must locate Eden.
What is even more interesting (and very perceptive of Leonard Nimoy who must have somehow used his Vulcan mental powers to sense this in little Joey Viglione who was at the other end of the TV transmission watching this at the time) is the line delivered by Mr Spock just before this one. He said to William Shatner's James Tiberius Kirk,
This is who you are following people, when you listen to public figure Joe Viglione.
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