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 15, 2014
On Morning Joe, Donny Deutsch makes the  case for Mitt Romney: "we kind of made a mistake four years ago."  On similar lines, Joe Scarborough says that in these frightening times, we need competence, and "Mitt Romney is competent."
MarkF | October 14, 2014
On All In with Chris Hayes, Chuck Todd says he is "sick to his stomach" that Mitch McConnell used in an ad his comment that Alison Lundergan Grimes "disqualified herself" by refusing to say whether she voted for Barack Obama.  But Todd adds that Grimes "invited this on herself" by her refusal to answer the question.
MarkF | October 14, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says that off the air, no Republicans think that Chris Christie can win if he were to get into the 2016 presidential race.  Scarborough makes his statement in the context of describing Mitt Romney's thought process about throwing his hat in the ring.  According to Scarborough, Romney doesn't see Christie as a factor, and considers Jeb Bush his only potential rival…
MarkF | October 10, 2014
On Morning Joe, Chuck Todd says Kentucky Dem senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes "disqualified herself" by refusing to say whether she voted for Barack Obama for president.
MarkF | October 10, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough accuses Leon Panetta of having a "lack of character" for criticizing President Obama's leadership.
MarkF | October 9, 2014
On Morning Joe, Thomas Roberts accuses Leon Panetta of criticizing President Obama in his book to make money and develop close ties to Hillary Clinton.
MarkF | October 7, 2014
A schoolboy squabble breaks out on Morning Joe when Joe Scarborough seeks to interrupt Chris Matthews' extended exposition on US Senate races.
MarkF | October 7, 2014
A schoolboy squabble breaks out on Morning Joe when Joe Scarborough seeks to interrupt Chris Matthews' extended exposition on US Senate races.
MarkF | October 6, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough asks NBC reporter Ayman Mohyeldin which extremism poses the greatest threat to civilization: Christian, Jewish or Muslim, Moyheldin doesn't directly answer, citing instead the Crusades.
MarkF | October 2, 2014
On Morning Joe, Republican Rep. Matt Salmon predicts that President Obama will send American ground troops into Syria sometime after the November election.  When Andrea Mitchell asks if he believes that despite the president's promises, Salmon says: "he also promised that if you like your insurance, you can keep it."  Mitchell openly joins in the ensuing laughter.