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 | October 5, 2012
On CNBC, discussing the unemployment rate report that came in at 7.8%, Rick Santelli says "I told you they'd get it under 8%--they did!"
MarkF | October 4, 2012
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says President Obama's debate performance "makes me sick to my stomach."
MarkF | October 4, 2012
After Romney adviser John Sununu says that President Obama's poor debate performance revealed "how lazy and detached he is," MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell says "I want to give you a chance to maybe take it back.  Did you really mean to call Barack Obama, the President of the United States, lazy?"  Sununu did not back down.
MarkF | October 4, 2012
On Morning Joe, historian and MSNBC  contributor Jon Meacham, commenting on Romney's political revival after his strong debate performance twice mentions the anecdote of Mark Twain saying reports of his death are much exaggerated, but adds that Twain still died.
MarkF | October 3, 2012
How utter was Mitt Romney's rout of Barack Obama tonight?  In the post-debate spin room, a hopelessly muddled Martin O'Malley, Dem guv from Maryland and  supposedly an Obama surrogate, wound up referring to "President Romney"!
MarkF | October 3, 2012
On Morning Joe, Zbigniew Brzezinski claims to see the outlines of a "conspiracy" in the making of the anti-Mohammed movie trailer.  Saying "it's not an issue of freedom of speech entirely," Brzezinski suggests that the makers of the movie could be held "liable" for the deaths of the US Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. He recommends that the United States "investigate and crack down…
MarkF | October 2, 2012
When former Obama "car czar" Steve Rattner expresses support for Scott Brown over Elizabeth Rattner in the Massachussetts senate race, Mika Brzezinski tries to herd him back into line, asking him to agree that Warren is a "fantastic" person and candidate.  Brzezinski adds that she is "very clear" about liking Warren a lot.
MarkF | October 1, 2012
Joe Scarborough tells conservative bloggers "please do boycott" Morning Joe.  Scarborough was angered by accusations from conservative bloggers that Morning Joe had doctored video from a Romney rally to suggest that the crowd had been chanting "Ryan" and that Romney urged them to chant instead "Romney-Ryan."  
MarkF | September 25, 2012
On Ed Schultz'a MSNBC show, Howard Dean suggests that--in contrast with American teachers--the Koch brothers aren't "real Americans."
MarkF | September 24, 2012
On Morning Joe, Dr. Nancy Snyderman says that although "people bitched about a nanny state," NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg showed leadership in imposing a ban on the sale of large-sized soda drinks.