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Sheila Kuehl: 'Anti-Marriage Knight Initiative Will Lose' 'The More People Know, the Less They Approve of It' |
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By Rex Wockner
"I think we're going to defeat the Knight initiative," Kuehl said. "There's been great organizing in northern and southern California. The most promising thing is that the more that people know about it, in polling or in long sort of question interviews, the less likely they are to support it. So that tells us that if we get the word out, people will be less likely to support it." The initiative, formally known as Proposition 22, gets its nickname from its sponsor, state Sen. Pete Knight, R-Palmdale. "The No On Knight organization needs half a million dollars from San Diego," Kuehl said. "If there's anyone who reads this [article], anyone who knows anyone who reads this, anyone who has not given money to No On Knight, they should give at least $50 right away, and more and more and more if they can, because the other side is pouring millions of dollars in and there's only six weeks left till the election, and it's very important. And that's what it takes. It takes money to buy advertising, do mailers and send out tapes for house parties."
Kuehl was a TV star in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She played Jackie Erwin on Trouble With Father and Zelda Gilroy on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Her acting career came to an abrupt halt when network officials found out she was gay. Kuehl went on to become Associate Dean of Students at UCLA. Later she graduated from Harvard Law School, taught law at UCLA, and founded the California Women's Law Center. To contribute to Kuehl's Senate campaign: www.kuehlforsenate.com, e-mail sheila@kuehlforsenate.com, or phone (310) 452-2770. To contribute to the No On Knight campaign, visit www.noonknight.org, e-mail campaign@noonknight.org or phone (415) 227-1020. |
