In fact some conservatives still thumping the tub for McCain are making just this argument.

事实上很多保守人士到现在还仍然用此观点来为麦凯恩摇旗呐喊。

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I'll admit that now and again he had a sort of tub-thumping eloquence.

我承认，他不时地表现出一种慷慨激昂的口才。

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There will be plenty of tub thumping and sabre rattling but, when all the dust has settled and the conference season is only a memory, things will undoubtedly change.

BBC: By Nick Assinder

Now the race is down to two candidates, will this type of tub thumping give way to a more reasoned debate about whether France can still afford its way of life?

BBC: Nationalism looks set to remain on trend in France

But until the economy improves, tub-thumping may be the only avenue available.

CNN: TARRED BY A BROAD BRUSH