That is the way of the nomenclatura, the Old Commie Russia. The only way to make a career was through contacts, through the Party.
But that is not the American Way. The American Way: Do it yourself, self-made, void of any "helping hands".
The great American Tradition, at least.
-Hedge
You're making this political, when it's not.
Given a choice between the known and the unknown, almost everyone will go with the known. That's the whole point of Networking: making yourself known.
I don't see a problem unless the hired person is incompetent. Franco has been a chiropractor for many years, and I would think that with Arnold's resources, he would have a dentist who knows his sh!t.