Originally Posted by LaRondo

One might remember, this an exclusive American term, at least for the most part, being thrown around at any given day for any given purpose.
What we have here, is a translation from German into a digestable American language news article.
Maybe by now you already get what I am hinting at. To help you lighten up on your prejudice, it may very well be possible that no such thing was actually spoken.
German language is ususally very precise in its expression. In many cases not directly translatable, therefor often replaced by "catchphrases".