Curt’s Coincidences
Oct 31st, 2006 at 9:13 am by Susie
Another followup story on Wacky Curt Weldon’s executive placement services:
Mr. Weldon’s relationship with the Italians has been mutually beneficial. His daughter Kim, 29, a former social worker, was hired by AgustaWestland, the Finmeccanica subsidiary that won the Marine One contract, shortly after her father’s speech in Portofino. Kim Weldon’s work is to set up booths at trade shows and perform public relations.
AgustaWestland said the timing was coincidental. Ms. Weldon, through a company spokesman, declined to comment.
More than 10 Americans at Finmeccanica subsidiaries in the United States, along with their spouses, were among the biggest contributors to Mr. Weldon’s campaign in 2006. Their combined donations of $20,400 edged out donations from American giants like Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
A Finmeccanica subsidiary, Oto Melara, whose 76 Super Rapid gun Mr. Weldon has championed, last year hired his close friend Cecelia Grimes, a former real estate agent, and paid her $60,000 as a federal lobbyist. Ms. Grimes has no previous Washington lobbying experience and no Washington office.
She was put in touch with Oto Melara by Mr. Weldon’s chief of staff, Russ Caso. But, Ms. Grimes said in an interview, her employment was not because of Mr. Weldon.
“That’s ridiculous,†she said.
You know, when they say things like “perform public relations”, I can’t help but think it must be similar to, “perform fellatio”.
Maybe they mean perform oral relations in public?