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 | February 21, 2012
On Morning Joe, Andrea Mitchell says, speaking of the 1992 presidential campaign and Hillary Clinton's famous allegation, that although she hates reverting to the vast right wing conspiracy, "there really was a group out there" and "there really was an enemy."
MarkF | February 17, 2012
The Morning Joe panel bashing the absence of women on a panel at a House hearing on contraception consists entirely of men.
MarkF | February 16, 2012
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough describes Mika Brzezinski as a Catholic who is "more conservative than many" on social issues.  Brezezinski proceeds to defend Rick Santorum's criticism of contraception.
MarkF | February 15, 2012
During its show of February 15, 2012, Morning Joe runs 28 clips of Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin, who had hit a 3-point buzzer beater in the previous night's game.
MarkF | February 14, 2012
On his MSNBC show, The Daily Rundown, Chuck Todd dismisses rick Santorum as "the flavor of the day," and declares "he's probably not going to be the nominee."
MarkF | February 14, 2012
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says of Rick Santorum: "I don't agree with anything he says, but I like the guy."  Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist also make positive comments on Santorum.
MarkF | February 12, 2012
On Meet The Press, moderator David Gregory asks Rick Santorum whether, if he is elected president, only single women without children will be permitted to work in his administration.
MarkF | February 11, 2012
On his MSNBC show, Chris Hayes and panelist Michaela Angela Davis, speaking with Notre Dame professor Rev. William Dailey, suggest that as celibate men, Catholic priests lack the authority to argue on the issues of abortion and contraception involved in the Obama administratons rules for the provision of health insurance by Catholic institutions.
MarkF | February 10, 2012
Appearing on Morning Joe, Chris Matthews says that Catholics "may come to civil disobedience" in response to the Obama administration's decision to force Catholic institutions to offer contraception and other services that violate their religious principles/
MarkF | February 9, 2012
Appearing on The Ed Show, Martin Bashir claims most evangelicals share Mark Twain's view that the Book of Mormon is "chloroform in print."