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 | May 5, 2014
On the merged ending/beginning of Way Too Early/Morning Joe, producer Louis Burgdorf, in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, dances across the stage in a sombrero while chugging from a pint of tequila.
MarkF | April 29, 2014
On Morning Joe, John Heilemann says that John Kerry's claim that Israel could become an "apartheid state" is "not an unreasonable statement."
MarkF | April 29, 2014
On Morning Joe, John Heilemann says that John Kerry's claim that Israel could become an "apartheid state" was a "reasonable statement."
MarkF | April 25, 2014
Morning Joe teases Chuck Todd over his testy exchange with Caroline Kennedy regarding her possible support for a Hillary presidential run in 2016.
MarkF | April 24, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough condemns conservatives who "rushed" to embrace George Zimmerman.  Scarborough himself had branded Zimmerman a "murderer" even before he had been arrested.
MarkF | April 22, 2014
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says that if Elizabeth Warren expressed an interest in running for president, "the Hillary Clinton cabal would close in on her and get rid of her so quickly."
MarkF | April 21, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough calls "asinine" Kansans who are complaining that Michelle Obama's speech at the Topeka, Kansas high school graduation will limit seats for graduates' families and shift the spotlight away from the graduates themselves.  Scarborough says people should "keep those concerns to yourself."
MarkF | April 18, 2014
The Morning Joe panel scolds Andrew Ross Sorkin for suggesting that Hillary Clinton will use her impending grandmother-hood to soften her image.
MarkF | April 15, 2014
On Morning Joe, former Carter national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski mocks President Obama's weak response on Ukraine. Noting that the Ukrainians requested weapons, Brzezinski said: "Do you know what our answer has been? We offered them prepackaged food for their soldiers. Well, you can't win a military conflict by throwing pancakes at somebody. "
MarkF | April 10, 2014
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski claims that the pay gap between men and women is "far worse" than the 77% figure widely claimed by supporters of new equal-pay legislation.