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 | December 2, 2011
On Morning Joe, Andrea Mitchell agrees with Zbigniew Brzezinski's assessment that America is "one of the most socially unjust countries in the world."
MarkF | December 1, 2011
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says Newt Gingrich is "not fit to be President of the United States."
MarkF | November 30, 2011
On Morning Joe, Tina Brown opines that President Obama "doesn't like his job."  Jon Meacham analogizes Obama to Jimmy Carter in 1979,
MarkF | November 29, 2011
On Morning Joe, Ann Coulter calls Ted Kennedy "human pestilence."  Mike Barnicle, a long-time Kennedy family retainer, mounts a feeble defense, claiming Kennedy would have contributed to the ObamaCare debate.
MarkF | November 28, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz, discussing the effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, says Walker "sucks."
MarkF | November 23, 2011
On Morning Joe, reacting to his statements the evening before during a CNN debate in which he called for a "humane" way to find a path to "legality" for illegal immigrants, Tina Brown repeatedly says she "likes" Newt and calls him a "star."
MarkF | November 22, 2011
In the course of explaining the failure of the Super Committee, former Newsweek editor Jon Meacham says President Obama "doesn't particularly like people and politicians who don't like people are kind of in the wrong business."
MarkF | November 22, 2011
In the course of explaining the failure of the Super Committee, former Newsweek editor Jon Meacham says President Obama "doesn't particularly like people and politicians who don't like people are kind of in the wrong business."
MarkF | November 21, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Al Sharpton plays the audio of his radio-show interview of President Obama in which the president, commenting on the failure of the Super Committee, says "my religious belief" makes him believe at some point Republicans will agree to raise taxes.
MarkF | November 21, 2011
Mika Brzezinski is on an emotional brink as she unloads on Newt Gingrich, commenting on his recent remarks in which he called on OWS protestors to take a bath and get a job.