"You know it's great that Comic-Con has grown into this pop culture event.

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This approach is feel-good silliness designed to con voters into thinking politicians have done something, without actually imposing any pain.

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Weinstein later recalled how he used a home-made press pass to con a policeman into escorting him to the stage area.

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All negative remarks in Comic-Con are shunted into the closing credits.

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