Mel and Little Mel

Monday, September 8th, 2003

Okay, so maybe it’s not so cool to make fun of an old man who, after prostate surgery, needs the services of a “penis pump,” whatever that is.

But when said old man happens to be Mel Sembler, the current U.S. ambassador to Italy, and a man who made millions of dollars from abusive drug rehab centers while exploiting the personal problems of thousands of troubled teenagers?

Well, yes, I’m going to smirk a little. And, dammit, I’m not going to feel guilty about it.

Here’s the story.

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14 Responses to “Mel and Little Mel”

  1. #1 |  shane | 

    I couldn’t agree more, Radley.

    Shane

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  2. #2 |  Antigen | 

    Thank you, Radley, for bringing this up. Here are some letters to the SpiT eidtor. I don’t know if any have been published or if they will be.

    http://fornits.com/wwf/viewtopic.php?topic=2918&forum=7&16

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  3. #3 |  Jon H | 

    A ‘penis pump’ in this context is something you might think of as “Air Johnson”.

    It’s for people who can’t get a stiffy; they have an inflatable bladder implanted in the weenie. The pump part goes in the scrotum, I think.

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  4. #4 |  Antigen | 

    I didn’t know that. In fact, Melvin’s making a big deal out of Richard having spread this personal information all over the world. But I never knew about the cancer before Englander told us all. I really though someone had given a penis enlarger to him as a joke and he’d thrown it out. I’m not sure how many people even believed that it was Melvin’s pump before he affirmed ownership with this lawsuit.

    So I don’t believe that the lawsuit is really about an invasion of privacy or emotional duress. I think it’s a way to slapp Richard into silence. Just look at some of the verbage going back and forth in the papers. Richard talks about well known child abuse and documentable ties to Mel Sembler while Sembler throws around ad hominem attacks and then whines about his tender feelings.

    Read this and tell me if his former clients might have a claim regarding his and Betty’s continual public bragging about what they’ve done to us.

    http://thestraights.com/editorials/tash_vietnam.htm

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  5. #5 |  Joe Sims | 

    It was, after all, in the trash. Something that potentially embarrassing might have been disposed of in a more discreet manner than putting it in with the coffee grounds and throwing it on the curb.

    I gotta side with Bradbury.

    BTW, when I saw the word ‘agitator’ in the headline, I thought to myself, “Omigod, Radley’s gone off the deep end with his Sembler vendetta!” Now THAT’S brand consciousness!!

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  6. #6 |  Jon H | 

    Oh, well, I guess I’m wrong about the kind of pump involved.

    You wouldn’t find a discarded implant in the household trash.

    This sounds more like the kind of penis pump featured in Austin Powers.

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  7. #7 |  Leigh Bright | 

    Thank you for carrying these stories about Straight/Sembler/et. al. Radley! We appreciate the support.

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  8. #8 |  Jason | 

    “Last week, Mel and Betty Sembler’s attorney, Leonard S. Englander, persuaded a judge to issue a temporary injunction. It orders the man to stay away from the Semblers and to return their property.”

    I remember reading about a Supreme Court case under the Reagan Administration (I can’t remember the particulars here; any legal scholars in the house?) in which the court ruled that, because a California man had thrown out his drug paraphernalia with the rest of his garbage, he had no protection against it being seized as evidence against him. Basically, the court said that once you toss it out it isn’t your property anymore. Seems to me that Bradbury doesn’t have any property belonging to the Semblers, and thus can’t return anything belonging to them.

    Has this been since overturned? I’m guessing not, because it’s affiliated with the Drug War, a sancrosanct government intrusion scheme if ever there was one.

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  9. #9 |  rg | 

    I was in straight in 81 and have never really looked back but that place was pure shit. I think all the principals should be prosecuted criminally and sued civilly. Has anyone thought of a class action suit?

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  10. #10 |  Luke Samson | 

    I have personaly met Rich, because we live close to each-other and I frequently spend time with him at the pool, and he has shared stories with me that I find to be true, and I believe every word that he has to say. Rich and assc. are great people, and he and this organization are simply protecting and saving people like me and my age from
    “How should I say this?” CockaRoaches like that. So I am here now to say “SEMBLER YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID, AND YOU WILL ROT IN HELL FOR IT!!!!!!

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  11. #11 |  A Friend | 

    RAMON BRADBURRY, RICH, Ray, Richard, WHATEVER name he is hiding behind. (Ray Bradbury) Does everyone know that this great guy has been arrested for rape? Child molestor??? Back in 97,98,99.. So a little research folks.. It’s all there.

    HCSO ONLINE only goes back 5 years, so please.. do a little research, make a call or two.. Intresting info on such a great, great guy. You should be in jail / shot for all your crimes.

    He should not even be around KIDS.

    his site is http://www.pumpgate.com
    I’ve informed all the news sites that have reported on him, they will be pulling his posts down.

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