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 | December 9, 2011
On Morning Joe, in the course of discussing the willingness of Republicans to forgive Newt Gingrich's past trangressions, Lawrence O'Donnell says that Christianity was "invented" for forgiveness.
MarkF | December 7, 2011
On Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle asks Obama press secretary Jay Carney when the president will stop "swinging at air" and go after Republicans by name.
MarkF | December 6, 2011
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough makes the case for Newt Gingrich from the perspective of a Republican primary voter, but goes on to call Newt a "danger to America" who is, in political terms, a "bad person" who would be routed by Obama in the general election.
MarkF | December 4, 2011
In commentary immediately following Herman Cain's announcement of the suspension of his campaign, MSNBC's Chris Hayes reacts with derisive laughter and goes on to call Cain and his announcement "bizarre," and a "freak show."
MarkF | December 2, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz suggests that Herman Cain's denials regarding allegations against him of sexual impropriety are unprecedented, thereby ignoring Bill Clinton's sordid history.
MarkF | December 2, 2011
On Morning Joe, Andrea Mitchell agrees with Zbigniew Brzezinski's assessment that America is "one of the most socially unjust countries in the world."
MarkF | December 1, 2011
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says Newt Gingrich is "not fit to be President of the United States."
MarkF | November 30, 2011
On Morning Joe, Tina Brown opines that President Obama "doesn't like his job."  Jon Meacham analogizes Obama to Jimmy Carter in 1979,
MarkF | November 29, 2011
On Morning Joe, Ann Coulter calls Ted Kennedy "human pestilence."  Mike Barnicle, a long-time Kennedy family retainer, mounts a feeble defense, claiming Kennedy would have contributed to the ObamaCare debate.
MarkF | November 28, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz, discussing the effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, says Walker "sucks."