Brain and Brawn
Two of the Assembly's "big hitters" squared up to each other yesterday, when the DUP's Mervyn Storey teased John O'Dowd about his size, always a dangerous venture when dealing with someone who towers above most MLAs. Mr Storey wondered aloud whether Mr O'Dowd had replaced Paul Butler as Caitriona Ruane's minder because Sinn Fein "had to bring in someone with a bit more stature to try to intimidate us a wee bit more". Later in the Education debate, John O'Dowd responded that he was "not here as the Minister’s bodyguard. I assume that she does not need one and that verbal attacks will not turn into physical ones. I always rely on my brain instead of my brawn, and I find that my brain — as well as my brawn — soars above his."
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