Brandon on e-mails: "I don't read blogs so I think it's nonsense"
October 28th, 2014 at 11:31 PM ^
Holy shit this guy is unbelievably narcissistic.
Imagine what he would do if Brian was a regent while he was still employed? He'd probably arrange an assassination.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:57 PM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 12:48 AM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 6:19 AM ^
going to write him in for MSU regent, but if everyone else will do it for some other position I am game.
October 29th, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^
Um, no. Not going to get into politics but I don't think the people of Detroit would benefit much from his style of "leadership", nor do they deserve it.
October 29th, 2014 at 10:20 AM ^
Clearly some people don't get sarcasm.....
IT'S A JOKE PEOPLE. WE CAN ALL CALM DOWN NOW. WE CAN ALL RELAX. CALL OFF THE DOGS.
October 29th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
...the [insert line here] jokes about the city wears a bit thin. It's why we just prefer to leave politics and the like off the board.
Besides, Columbus should be the preferred dumping ground for DB, sarcasm or not!
October 29th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^
Why was this down-voted? Obviously sarcastic, and way too much fun to imagine.
DB: Folks, Detroit is not a brand, but 'Motor City' and 'Motown' are. As your Mayor, I will work tirelessly to make certain that Motor City and Motown are nationally and internationally recognized and beloved symbols of this great City, eliciting faster associative responses than such competitors like "the Windy City", "the City that Doesn't Sleep", the "City of Brotherly Love", or the "Twin Cities". My Plan for the success of Detroit is to immediately begin work on:
(1) installing permanent speakers throughout the city to play Motown music down every major pedestrian thoroughfare;
(2) renaming all roadways and neighborhoods with Legends of Motown and Motor City brandages (i.e., the "Jackson 5" Mile);
(3) lighting up the Detroit waterfront with a weekly fireworks display, which will be the envy of every human, obviously; and
(4) building a brand new luxury-styled neigborhood and shopping district along the waterfront with the investment of my friend Steven Ross, where the Detroit Experience will be consumed from the comfort of luxury condominiums, restaurant piazzas, high-end shopping outlets, and hotel room windows.
Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Ted Nugent...these are just a few of the names I will repeat over and over again. The cost of roughly $800M will be made up by increasing bridge and road tolls, and Mr. Ross's investment. Visitors and residents will be wowed by what makes our city so great. This idea is so fucking brilliant.
Citizen: But Mayor Dave, although I share your enthusiasm for much of what makes our city recognizable; there's no pragmatic formula in your outline of works to deal with our city's crippling debt, lack and constant loss of jobs, our plight, corruption, weakened infrastructure, etc. These expenses, without stability, quite frankly appear crushing and short-sighted. What is your plan to bring actual stability to our city?
DB: Did you not see the "Detroit Rules" biplane we commissioned over Cincinatti last week?! Running a city is 'big-boy' business. I suggest you move somewhere else if you don't share my vision.
October 29th, 2014 at 11:53 AM ^
Makes me go "Wow"
October 29th, 2014 at 4:50 PM ^
#1 is actually kind of an awesome idea. Hit the crosswalk button, random Motown song plays until you finish crossing the street.
October 29th, 2014 at 1:00 AM ^
Thought it was the open Senate seat that's up this year. As soon as Levin announced his retirement I started hoping Brandon would resign to take a shot at it. Would have made this fall much simpler.
October 29th, 2014 at 2:17 AM ^
Narcissist quotes are the best!
My favorite part about narcissists is that when attempting a lie to cover their own ass--as here, by Dave Brandon--the lies are so often non-sequiturs related to their self-proclaimed greatness.
Here Dave Brandon asserts that he does not read blogs--and therefore, because he does not read blogs, he thinks Emailgate is nonsense!
Just take a minute to let that soak in.
Then ask, what in holy hell does his reading blogs or not have to do with the authenticity of these emails that have his name on them? He knows whether he sent them or not; whether he reads blogs has nothing to do with it.
Yet he still finds it necessary to assure us that he does not read blogs, therefore all subjects discussed on all blogs are nonsense.
Hilarious!
October 29th, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
Doesn't Dave Brandon have a blog?
October 29th, 2014 at 10:27 AM ^
obviously he doesn't read it.
October 29th, 2014 at 9:59 AM ^
How about the quote, "I'm here to get an award, so I appreciate you showing up, but that's not why I'm here" when asked to comment on the report.
A number of members of the Athletic Dept. were there to accept the award also, but Dave phrases it like it's "his" award.
Get off your high horse you jackass. /horse pun'd
October 29th, 2014 at 9:10 AM ^
A picture's worth a 1,000 words
October 29th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
Or one million dollars!
October 29th, 2014 at 12:09 AM ^
"I'm here to get an award tonight, so I appreciate you showing up, but that's not why I'm here," added Brandon
October 29th, 2014 at 1:08 AM ^
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October 28th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
October 28th, 2014 at 11:53 PM ^
I agree. And you should feel comletely justified if you laugh at Michigan right now. It is that bad
October 29th, 2014 at 12:03 AM ^
The best I can do is hope, and represent M as best I can through deed.
October 29th, 2014 at 12:33 AM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 5:54 AM ^
Brandghazi*
October 29th, 2014 at 7:31 AM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 1:02 PM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
Everything is funny once you can forget it's happening to you. Wise words.
I'm still waiting for that biblical "this too shall pass" to take place.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^
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October 29th, 2014 at 12:00 AM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 7:10 AM ^
That's the part I really don't get.
This is a guy who clearly knows all about the new forms of digital media and regularly uses them to "enhance the brand", and yet he makes it a point of pride to condescend whenever talking about blogs like it's still 1999 and the only people on the internet are nerds sitting in their underwear in their parents' basement.
Like hey Dave, wake up bud. A large contingent of Michigan athletic supporters get their Michigan athletic news from blogs and form their opinion from blogs so maybe it would be a good time to start reading them after you've finished firing off a few dozen emails to the fake-ass wolverines*.
*h/t Terrelle Pryor
October 29th, 2014 at 7:56 AM ^
Agreed - I was surprised this long to play the "oh it's just a blog" card...
October 29th, 2014 at 8:41 AM ^
Says he doesn't read blogs, but promptly emails Brian when that post went up?
No, this is how he operates. When someone criticizes him, he belittles them and tries to trash their credibility.
October 29th, 2014 at 8:51 AM ^
Did I just completely overlook something in the last 24hrs? Brandon emailed Brian after the emails were proven true yesterday? This is absurd.
October 29th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
I'm an idiot. I think I misinterpreted this tweet by Brian at first glance:
Now getting buried in more condescending emails from Brandon.
— mgoblog (@mgoblog) October 28, 2014
October 29th, 2014 at 10:56 AM ^
I felt as though my F5 skills were about to be questioned.
October 29th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^
it takes too much time away from writing snarky emails to his customer base. I'm still amazed he used his time to have email wars. He must really like it and devotes time to it.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
"I don't read blogs"
Says the man who literally has his own blog?
October 28th, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
October 28th, 2014 at 11:54 PM ^
You might wanna read this blog drunk Dave, it won't be as painful that way.
Dirty
October 29th, 2014 at 8:29 AM ^
October 28th, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
October 28th, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
"I didn't come here to play Athletic Director"
October 28th, 2014 at 11:53 PM ^
"Not everybody's the perfect Athletic Director in the world. I mean every AD gouges people, belittles people, steals dignity from you, steals from me, whatever. I think that people need a second chance, and I've always looked up to myself, David Brandon, and I always will"
October 29th, 2014 at 7:42 AM ^
What a shame none of these emails were written in the spring so Brandon could wish people Happy Easter.
October 29th, 2014 at 8:43 AM ^
Nice JT reference *wink*
October 29th, 2014 at 12:12 AM ^
Between the comment and the photo, I am cackling at this right now.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:48 PM ^
October 28th, 2014 at 11:34 PM ^
October 29th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^
The more irrelevant the comments become, the more amusing they become.
October 28th, 2014 at 11:34 PM ^