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 | September 10, 2010
On The Ed Show, radio host and Hunter College prof Karen Hunter says she "wouldn't be surprised at all" if the "fingerprints" of Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich were "all over" Pastor Terry Jones' plan to burn Korans.
MarkF | September 10, 2010
On Morning Joe, Pat Buchanan and Donny Deutsch advocate the arrest of Pastor Terry Jones to prevent his possible burning of Korans and the danger to US troops such act would threaten. Mika Brzezinski, Dan Senor and John Heilemann, oppose the arrest-the-pastor proposal on First Amendment grounds.
MarkF | September 9, 2010
On Morning Joe, Larry O'Donnell lambastes AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka for spending time on the concerns of NFL football players.
MarkF | September 7, 2010
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz four times mispronounces Fox News host Ed Doocy's last name as "Douche-y."
MarkF | September 3, 2010
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz suggests that the US troops withdrawn from Iraq be sent into Chicago and other inner cities for law-enforcement purposes.
MarkF | September 2, 2010
On the Ed Show, Wisconsin Dem senator Russ Feingold blames his tough re-election prospects on George W. Bush.
MarkF | September 1, 2010
On the Ed Show, Bill Press predicts that when results come in on Election Night, GOP leader John Boehner's office will be a "morgue" and Nancy Pelosi's office will be a "party."
MarkF | September 1, 2010
On Morning Joe, NBC reporter Richard Engel falsely accuses former Bush spokesman Ari Fleisher of alleging ties between Osama Bin Laden and Iraq.
MarkF | August 31, 2010
Rachel Maddow's mic quits as she's bashing Pres. Bush. When she returns, she says she's "such a conspiracy theorist" but doesn't float her theory because "it would discredit me forever."
MarkF | August 31, 2010
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough declares that he favors forcing all restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus.