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 | January 28, 2014
On his MSNBC show, Al Sharpton says "It seems as though Rand Paul is really going to try to do the Monica Lewinsky on the Democrats as a way of countering the war on women."
MarkF | January 24, 2014
On Morning Joe, Thomas Roberts--seemingly unaware of Roe V. Wade--twice says "if old, white men could get pregnant, abortion would be a constitutional right."
MarkF | January 21, 2014
On his MNSBC show, Joe Scarborough declares that rich people who shelter money abroad to reduce their taxes are "not welcome in the United States of America." He tells them to "follow your damn money.  Leave! Go."
MarkF | January 20, 2014
On Morning Joe, Thomas Roberts accuses Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough of "eviscerating" Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, whom Roberts calls a "whistle-blower."
MarkF | January 19, 2014
On her MSNBC show, Melissa Harris-Perry pronounces the Marine Corps motto as Semper 'Fee."
MarkF | January 17, 2014
On Morning Joe, Dem Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim Member of Congress, is asked why a disproportionate amount of the terrorism directed against the United States is perpetrated by Muslims.  He answers that it is not the Islamic faith that motivates the terrorism, but the struggle for democracy.  He mentions that there is also a struggle in the US, specifically citing the debate over income…
MarkF | January 16, 2014
On Morning Joe, the BBC's Katty Kay suggests that a "fallible" Ambassador Chris Stevens was to blame for his own death in the Benghazi attack.
MarkF | January 14, 2014
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz, having recently spoken with Democrats in Washington, seems surprised that they are reluctant to run on Obamacare.
MarkF | January 14, 2014
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski, discussing whether Chris Christie knew of the bridge closure plan prior to the time he stated he was informed, says "we know Chris Christie and we know he would have known."
MarkF | January 13, 2014
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says that, in the context of the Christie-bridge scandal, raising the issue of President Obama's culpability in the IRS and Benghazi scandals is just "flailing for some sort of distractions."  "Stick to" the bridge scandal, demands Mika.