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 | October 14, 2015
Wow: an MSMer who not only has many conservative friends, but is willing to admit it on live national TV!On today's Morning Joe, in the course of praising Anderson Cooper's performance as debate moderator, Geist let drop that prior to the debate "many of my conservative friends" thought CNN would go easy on the Dems, but that five minutes in, they told him "oh, I guess he's not going to go easy."
MarkF | October 13, 2015
First Sanders, now Trumka--are there any capitalists left in on the left? On the most recent Meet the Press, Bernie Sanders made news when Chuck Todd asked him if he is a capitalist. "No," shot back Sanders, "I'm a democratic socialist." Mark Halperin was obviously taken enough by the question as to pose it on today' With All Due Respect to Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO."No, I'm a…
MarkF | October 13, 2015
Rush Limbaugh likes to joke about Hillary being "the smartest woman in the world." On today's Morning Joe, we got to see three people who might actually believe that. Discussing tonight's Dem debate, Mike Barnicle led off the love-in, fantasizing about people coming away from the debate saying "wow, there is a prepared, thorough, knowledgeable candidate. All the Benghazi stuff goes out the window…
MarkF | October 13, 2015
Rush Limbaugh likes to joke about Hillary being "the smartest woman in the world." On today's Morning Joe, we got to see three people who might actually believe that. Discussing tonight's Dem debate, Mike Barnicle led off the love-in, fantasizing about people coming away from the debate saying "wow, there is a prepared, thorough, knowledgeable candidate. All the Benghazi stuff goes out the…
MarkF | October 13, 2015
Commenting on President Obama's 60 Minutes interview in which he said that was "skeptical from the get go" about his administration's failed policy of training Syrian rebels, WaPo's David Ignatius on Morning Joe calls the president's reaction "weird," adding "he took the line almost of 'I told you so.'"
MarkF | October 12, 2015
Isn't that sweet: a Politico reporter assures a far-left MSNBC host that when it comes to a major issue, he shares her political view.On this evening's Rachel Maddow show, guest host Melissa Harris-Perry happened to mention that she was a "feminist." Barely were the words out of her mouth when Jake Sherman, congressional correspondent for Politico, broke in to assure her "me too!"
MarkF | October 12, 2015
If Jeb Bush had Donald Trump's poll numbers, the media would proclaim the race "T-K-Over." Yet rather than touting Trump's commanding lead, the liberal media speculates instead on the Donald's "exit strategy." That had Joe Scarborough blasting CNN and other MSM outlets as "Trump deniers" on today's Morning Joe.Why is the MSM unwilling to give Donald his due? Scarborough suggested the media…
MarkF | October 11, 2015
Yeah, that's been our big beef with the New York Times: that it's too tough on major Democrats . . . On today's Reliable Sources, Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet assured host Brian Stelter that the paper is not "too aggressive" or "unfair" in its coverage of Hillary Clinton. As proof, Bacquet pointed to a Times story on Benghazi that "did not point a finger at her" and another story probing…
MarkF | October 9, 2015
Who is taking more glee from the current Republican turmoil over the selection of the next Speaker: Democrats or the MSM--or do I repeat myself?Today's Morning Joe featured a clip from Andrea Mitchell's interview of Ben Carson in which she asked: "what does this just say about the Republican brand and the Republican party. Can it survive after this kind of chaos?" Wishful thinking, Andrea?