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 | August 19, 2012
Appearing on the weekend edition of MSNBC's "Hardball," Salon editor Joan Walsh accuses Ann Romney of throwing a "tantrum" over her husband's decision to disclose no more than two years of tax returns.
MarkF | August 19, 2012
On the weekend edition of MSNBC's "Hardball," Salon editor Joan Walsh accuses Ann Romney of throwing a "tantrum" over her husband's decision to release no more than two years of tax returns.
MarkF | August 18, 2012
Opening ABC's Good Morning America show, co-host Bianna Golodryga declares that Paul Ryan's mother would be appearing on the campaign trail with him "for a very calculated reason."
MarkF | August 18, 2012
On ABC's Good Morning America, weekend co-host Bianna Golodryga says that Paul Ryan's mother is appearing with him on the campaign trail today for a "very calculated" reason.
MarkF | August 16, 2012
On Morning Joe, Columbia prof Jeffrey Sachs criticizes the Obama administration for "shrinking" government too much.
MarkF | August 15, 2012
Appearing on Al Sharpton's MSNBC show today, retiring Dem congressman Barney Frank claims that Paul Ryan opposes people coming together to feed poor children or put out fires.
MarkF | August 15, 2012
On her MSNBC show, while discussing the controversy over VP Joe Biden having said to a largely African-American audience that Mitt Romney wants to "put y'all back in chains," calls Jonathan Capehart a "Democratic analyst."  As Mitchell later corrected herself, Capehart is in fact an editorial writer for the Washington Post.
MarkF | August 15, 2012
On Morning Joe, Mike Allen of Politico describes Chris Shays, who was roundly defeated by Linda McMahon in the Republican Connecticut senatorial primary, as a "sensible" Republican.
MarkF | August 15, 2012
A Morning Joe segment focuses on the fallout from VP Joe Biden's remark to a largely African-American crowd that a Romney presidency would "put y'all back in chains."Willie Geist stated that had Paul Ryan said such a thing, "there would be calls" for Ryan and Romney "to get out of the race." Washington Post editorialist Jonathan Capehart claims Biden doesn't have "anything to apologize for." …
MarkF | August 14, 2012
Appearing on Morning Joe, Chris Matthews claims that Paul Ryan "doesn't like" people who depend on government, and indeed, as a conservative, wants to "screw them a little bit."