Mark Finkelstein
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Mark's undergrad degree is from Cornell. He has law degrees from SUNY Buffalo and Harvard. He practiced law in NYC, Mexico City, and Paris, before doing a stint as a pro tennis manager and tournament organizer. He returned to his college town of Ithaca, NY and got involved in real estate development and politics.

In 2011, Mark moved to Pecan Plantation, TX, and in 2018, to Oak Island, NC.

Mark's a dog lover who has used his small plane to do many dog-rescue flights. He speaks Spanish and French.
 

MarkF | December 28, 2015
So what's worse: Donald Trump using a vulgar Yiddish term to describe the way Hillary Clinton lost in 2008, or Hillary herself orchestrating a campaign to discredit and destroy women, including Monica Lewinsky, whose "bimbo eruptions" threatened Bill and Hillary's hold on power? According to Al Sharpton on today's Morning Joe, Hillary's attack on Monica Lewinsky should be understood as a woman "…
MarkF | December 24, 2015
About the last person you'd expect to have a Vulcan mind meld with Donald Trump is Chris Cuomo. But in this Star Wars moment, Cuomo went Star Trek, sounding much like Trump in his description of Hillary Clinton. Trump of course made the phrase "low-energy" famous as he repeatedly battered Jeb Bush with it. Recently, Trump took a similar tack with Hillary, saying she lacked the "stamina" to be…
MarkF | December 23, 2015
There was surprising consensus on today's Morning Joe concerning the Washington Post cartoon that depicted Ted Cruz as an organ grinder and his youngs girls as monkeys. From Mika Brzezinski to Joe Scarborough to Harold Ford, Jr., there was universal condemnation of Ann Telnaes' foul image. But Willie Geist said it best.
MarkF | December 21, 2015
Spine of Steele! Where has this feisty Michael Steele been? In this NewsBuster's view, the former RNC chairman has too often been the voice of the mushy Republican middle. But on MSNBC's All In this evening, Steele forcefully advanced the GOP position. For starters, Steele shocked guest host Alex Wagner when he said Donald Trump would beat Hillary Clinton in a debate.Steele then took on Howard…
MarkF | December 21, 2015
It's rare when a politician says something surprising, or doesn't succumb to a feel-good suggestion. Which made Rick Santorum's response to Joe Scarborough this morning so doubly remarkable.Scarborough had teed Santorum up to agree with his suggestion that we need to "reach out aggressively to let Muslim Americans know that they are every bit a part of the American dream as you or me." But…
MarkF | December 17, 2015
In a modern-day variation on "better red than dead," Joe Scarborough claims that Haley Barbour and many Republican leaders would "much rather" have Hillary be president than to let Trump win and represent the GOP.If it looks like Trump will win the nomination, which Scarborough sees as very plausible, he envisions Mitt Romney or Michael Bloomberg jumping into the race as a third-candidate. Not…
MarkF | December 16, 2015
When tagging items at NewsBusters, one of our Media Bias sub-categories is "Sudden Respect." The notion is that to win the affection of the MSM, all a Republican or conservative has to do is to turn on members or positions of his party. There was a great illustration of the phenomenon on today's Morning Joe. During last night's undercard debate, Lindsay Graham repeatedly ripped fellow Republicans…