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 | August 13, 2009
Discussing Hillary's bloopers during her African trip, Tina Brown, on Morning Joe, says Hillary's "feeling fat" and needs to "get back in the gym."
MarkF | August 11, 2009
On today's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough was surprised to hear from Mark Halperin and Mika Brzezinski that most people in the MSM don't admit that the press is biased, and to the contrary see themselves as "right down the middle."
MarkF | August 9, 2009
Promo for "theGrio," a part of NBC News that it describes as "the African-American perspective on news."
MarkF | August 7, 2009
On Hardball, AJC columnist Cynthia Tucker claims that "45-65%" of the people at town halls protesting against ObamaCare are motivated by racism.
MarkF | August 1, 2009
On Fox News Watch, Dem pundit Kirsten Powers alleges that Sgt. Crowley "lured" and "tricked" Prof. Gates into coming outside his house so he could arrest him.
MarkF | July 31, 2009
On Morning Joe, Andrea Mitchell suggests that people with health care insurance who oppose Pres. Obama's health care plans "may not know what's good for them."
MarkF | July 30, 2009
After James Crowley did a good job at his post-beer press conference, a condescending Chris Matthews--apparently surprised that a mere policeman could handle himself well in such a situation--said "I think we've got our Susan Boyle here."
MarkF | July 30, 2009
On MSNBC, Donny Deutsch asks a black professor to give him an example of racism he's personally encountered since "as liberal as I am" he still hasn't walked in the other person's shoes.
MarkF | July 30, 2009
Chatting with Willie Geist on his Way Too Early Show, Brian Williams joked about his vast staff of servants, and taking meth to get going in the morning.
MarkF | July 28, 2009
Subbing for Keith Olbermann on Countdown, Howard Dean takes some not-so-subtle swipes at Pres. Obama over health care.