over a $50,000 donation he gave to the Traditional Values Coalition, an ultra-conservative religious group opposed to abortion, gay rights, sex education and the teaching of evolution in public schools. The contribution, which came from money left over from Fong's 1994 treasurer's race, was used only for a poll in an initiative drive that would have banned same-sex marriages in California, Fong said. The controversy over the religious right group dented his carefully sculpted image as a moderate alternative to Boxer.
source: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/election98/wildermuth_10-28.html
I find it works on FR, to assemble a list of usual responses used by disruptors and trolls. Perhaps it could work IRL.