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 | March 2, 2010
CNN report suggests Bunning's stance against extending welfare benefits having "devastating effect."
MarkF | February 28, 2010
On Meet the Press, Katty Kay of the BBC claims that the quality of health care in the US is "just above Cuba, just below Costa Rica."
MarkF | February 27, 2010
Obama Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a commercial broadcast during the Olympics telling people not to text-and-drive.
MarkF | February 26, 2010
On Morning Joe, Time's Mark Halperin prefaces his criticism of Pres. Obama's health-care summit performance by facetiously asking "are we on seven-second delay?"
MarkF | February 25, 2010
The day before the health care summit Pres. Obama rejected the tag of "socialism" that some have put on his policies. But the next day he sent his spokesman out to defend taxing high-end health care insurance policies on the theory that they are more than people "need."
MarkF | February 24, 2010
Nearly three weeks after the incident, Norah O'Donnell still mocking Sarah Palin for her use of hand notes at the Tea Party convention.
MarkF | February 18, 2010
To analyze Andrew Stack, Chris Matthews' only guest is Mark Potok of the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center, who predictably points the finger at the "radical right."
MarkF | February 17, 2010
On Morning Joe, WaPo's Jonathan Capehart explains away bad poll numbers for Barack Obama by blaming anti-incumbent sentiment.
MarkF | February 15, 2010
In an MSNBC promo for her show, Rachel Maddow claims "I'm not trying to push an agenda."
MarkF | February 12, 2010
Joe Scarborough tells Donny Deutsch "of course I wouldn't vote for Sarah Palin for anything.