Bush, Chertoff and Brownie : "Balls to the Walls"

[hedgehog]

Can you imagine how tough those guys all felt when they got to use that phrase while making plans for handling Hurricane Katrina? Personally, whenever I hear that phrase, I know a disaster is in progress.

[Benfea]

1. They should all be prosecuted for negligent homicide.

They should also be prosecuted for negligent homicide in all those mining deaths.

[hedgehog]

3. I think that phrase is used by incompetent management types

to make themselves feel manly. It always makes me want to puke.

[supernova]

2. If you let it get to Balls to the Wall stage

you've already fucked up if you're supposed to be in charge. :grr:

[hedgehog]

4. Exactly!

Usually by cutting corners and ignoring the people on the ground who actually are doing something!

[DS1]

5. I think of a little German metal singer

[hedgehog]

6. ?

That one went right over my head, but I'm sure it's a good one.

[DS1]

7. There's a song by a now defunct band called "Accept"

called Balls to the Wall, it got most of it's play because Beavis and Butthead had it as one of their videos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accept

[yorgatron]

8. i saw Accept when i was stationed in Germany in the 80s