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 | November 7, 2011
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says Jon Huntsman has "all the goods" and says she doesn't "get" why more Republicans don't support him.   Mark Halperin says Huntsman is as well-positioned as any Republican to test Romney in New Hampshire.
MarkF | November 6, 2011
On ABC's 'This Week,' roundtable guest Niall Ferguson, a professor at Harvard and Oxford, says "all the Texans I know can't stand" Rick Perry.  George Will tells him "you know the wrong Texans."
MarkF | November 4, 2011
On Ed Schultz's MSNBC show, trial lawyer Mike Papantonio says the Kock brothers "purchased" Herman Cain so they could "kill more people" with their toxins.
MarkF | November 3, 2011
Appearing on Morning Joe, NBC's Kelly O'Donnell described a letter from some congressmen to the Super Committee in support of raising taxes a "bright spot."
MarkF | November 2, 2011
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says that conservative leaders have begun to tell him that they would "rather lose" than elect Mitt Romney. 
MarkF | November 2, 2011
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says that Republican leaders have begun to tell him that they would "rather lose" than elect Mitt Romney.
MarkF | November 1, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Al Sharpton says Republicans can't "use Christianity" and then vote against various welfare programs.
MarkF | November 1, 2011
Appearing on Morning Joe, Tom Brokaw, who has amassed $70 million and owns a 4,000-acre mountain retreat in Montana, preaches the virtues of the simple life . . . for others.
MarkF | November 1, 2011
On Morning Joe, pressed for more details on the story of Herman Cain's alleged sexual harassment, Mike Allen first reaction is to boast of the number of "Twitter mentions" the story has attracted.
MarkF | October 31, 2011
On Al Sharpton's MSNBC show, unsuccessful Dem presidential consultant Bob Shrum says that if Herman Cain "didn't do anything, why in the world did they pay tens of thousands of dollars?"  Shrum makes no mention of his support of Bill Clinton, who paid Paula Jones $850,000 in settlement of her sexual harassment claims while "adamantly denying" her allegations.