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 16, 2013
On today's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough condemns Republicans who "support[ed] George Zimmerman before they even knew the facts of the case."  Scarborough then added: "you know, I got out early, said some things about George Zimmerman myself. I wouldn't have said, perhaps. I got overly emotional. I'm not in office. If I were in office I would have apologized."Scarborough didn't explain the "some…
MarkF | August 15, 2013
MSNBC's "Way Too Early" displays a tweet from a viewer using an unexpurgated f-bomb.
MarkF | August 14, 2013
Kathleen Parker appears on Morning Joe to discuss her column suggesting that Hillary Clinton run for president on the narrative that she can "save the world."
MarkF | August 8, 2013
On her MSNBC show, Andrea Mitchell and Robert Gibbs agree that the planned NBC miniseries about Hillary Clinton is "a bad idea."
MarkF | August 8, 2013
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski announces that she will participate in an upcoming pay protest by fast-food workers in Detroit.  Joe Scarborough attempts to explain Econ 101 to her and says he'll be on the sidelines of the protest with a bullhorn.
MarkF | August 7, 2013
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough alludes to conservative bloggers as "very stupid people" in their mama's basement "writing really stupid things about me."
MarkF | August 6, 2013
On Morning Joe, after Mika Brzezinski says she doesn't disagree with RNC Chairman Reince Preibus decision to not cooperate with NBC or CNN if they proceed with their biopic plans, Joe Scarborough adds "you said off the air, Mika, it was as if they were trying to climb up something of the entire Clinton organization."
MarkF | August 5, 2013
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough describes himself as having a 95% rating from the American Conservative Union.  That is presumably a reference to the rating he earned as a member of congress representing the conservative Florida Panhandle.  But what would he earn today given his liberal shift on issues like gun control and immigration?
MarkF | August 1, 2013
In a segment on Bob Filner, Morning Joe fails to identify the scandal-plagued San Diego mayor as a Democrat, instead featuring a photo of him with a smiling John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House.
MarkF | August 1, 2013
On Morning Joe, Howard Dean claims that Rand Paul is not a libertarian because he is pro-life.  Dean also warns Paul against taking on Chris Christie, saying that Paul "obviously doesn't watch HBO," presumably an allusion to The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, two HBO shows featuring New Jersey criminals.