Mark Finkelstein
markfinkelstein

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 | September 17, 2015
It's one thing for there to be a consensus among conservatives that Carly Fiorina was outstanding at last night's debate. But to hear a string of superlatives about Carly coming from committed liberal Mika Brzezinski was breathtaking.Over the course of today's Morning Joe, there was a stream of praise for Fiorina from Mika, capped by this: "my God, I have never seen anyone like her. Ever."
MarkF | September 16, 2015
On Morning Joe, Hillary supporter Steve Rattner says Hillary needs to "open the kimono" and be more forthcoming on issues relating to her email.
MarkF | September 15, 2015
Like someone looking for the first robin of Spring, this NewsBuster has been on the prowl for the first media person to suggest that Hillary Clinton is going to have to quit the race.Joe Scarborough didn't go quite that far, but let's just say his shirtfront was taking on a distinctly robin-red hue on today's Morning Joe. After lambasting her "dismal" performance on the stump, Scarborough--…
MarkF | September 14, 2015
Mika Brzezinski, fired up and ready to go . . . for Donald Trump?  Not exactly. It isn't that Mika is jumping on the Make America Great Again express.  It's just that she wants "intellectual honesty" from her peers when it comes to admitting that Trump has gone from amusing sideshow who's sure to eventually crash to true frontrunner. You might not think of Brzezinski as being particularly data-…
MarkF | September 11, 2015
A few months ago, I took some flack in these quarters for suggesting that, his annoying liberalism aside, Chris Matthews is in his heart an American patriot. That same patriotic proclivity displayed itself tonight. On the anniversary of 9-11, Matthews profusely praised his guest Rudy Giuliani for his leadership on that day.  And in an a spontaneous aside, Matthews called RFK's assasin, the…
MarkF | September 11, 2015
A few months ago, I took some flack in these quarters for suggesting that, his annoying liberalism aside, Chris Matthews is in his heart an American patriot. That same patriotic proclivity displayed itself tonight. On the anniversary of 9-11, Matthews profusely praised his guest Rudy Giuliani for his leadership on that day.  And in an a spontaneous aside, Matthews called RFK's assasin, the…
MarkF | September 11, 2015
This could get entertaining . . . Mark Halperin says that, faced with plunging poll numbers, Hillary's only hope of victory is to "win ugly." Appearing on today's Morning Joe, Halperin explained that by "win ugly" he means drawing invidious comparisons with her opponents, such as emphasizing that Bernie Sanders is a socialist and Trump a "billionaire developer."  Should we prepare for the…
MarkF | September 10, 2015
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski clash over the motivation of those opposing the Iran deal.  Scarborough condemns those who suggest opponents are controlled by Jewish interests.  When Mika says that Chuck Schumer is "did what he had to do" Scarborough rips her for displaying the kind of cynicism he had been describing.
MarkF | September 9, 2015
John Heilemann has saluted his next President and Commander-in-Chief: Hillary Clinton. On today's With All Due Respect, commenting on Hillary's remarks on the Iran deal at the Brookings Institution and Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's comments at a rally, Heilemann declared "there is exactly one potential president in that group, and that president is Hillary Rodham Clinton . . . Everything she said…
MarkF | September 9, 2015
John Heilemann has saluted his next President and Commander-in-Chief: Hillary Clinton. On today's With All Due Respect, commenting on Hillary's remarks on the Iran deal at the Brookings Institution and Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's comments at a rally, Heilemann declared "there is exactly one potential president in that group, and that president is Hillary Rodham Clinton . . . Everything she said…