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 | July 1, 2010
On Morning Joe, ad man Donny Deutsch says of the Afghanistan war "people aren't clear why we were there in the first place," forgetting that we attacked the country shortly after 9-11 because its Taliban regime harbored al Qaeda members who plotted the 9-11 attacks.
MarkF | July 1, 2010
Morning Joe features a front-page story in the Oregonian about solar panels, ignoring another front-page story in the paper about police opening an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Al Gore.
MarkF | June 30, 2010
On Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle, who in the past offered lame apologies when confronted with evidence on his plagiarism, criticizes Mark Kirk's apology for misrepresenting his record.
MarkF | June 28, 2010
On the Ed Schultz Show on MSNBC, Ross Douhat, ostensibly a "conservative" columnist at the NY Times, suggests many "right-wing" Americans don't understand that Hawaii is a state.
MarkF | June 25, 2010
On Morning Joe, Mark Halperin of Time calls out Harold Ford, Jr. and Donny Deutsch for their double-standard in defending Dem congressman Paul Kanjorski's un-PC comments whereas they would have skewered a Republican saying the same thing.
MarkF | June 24, 2010
On Morning Joe, former Carter National Security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski says Iran should be invited to participate in a conference on Afghanistan's future.
MarkF | June 22, 2010
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz says it's "pathetic" that Glenn Beck is on the air and "allowed" to express opposition to public schools.
MarkF | June 22, 2010
Interviewed by Contessa Brewer on MSNBC, Medal of Honor recipient retired Col. Jack Jacobs twice states that most in the military agree with the substance of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's criticisms of the Obama administration.
MarkF | June 22, 2010
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough rips "Cheeto" eating bloggers who criticized Mika Brzezinski on the previous day's show during which she spoke of "working with the White House" on oil spill talking points.
MarkF | June 21, 2010
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski admits she is "working with the White House" on oil spill talking points.