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 | September 8, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough cites Thomas Friedman's column in which he argues that the most important thing that the US can do in its confrontation with ISIS is to free up US oil exports and impose a carbon tax.  Scarborough cites Zbigniew Brzezinski who in a similar situation suggested that someone with such a naive view was a "fool." 
MarkF | September 7, 2014
In his Meet The Press interview with President Obama, Chuck Todd asks "what do you tell the person that's going to get deported before the election that this decision was essentially made in your hopes of saving a Democratic senate?"
MarkF | September 2, 2014
Discussing President Obama's impending trip to Estonia, one of the Baltic States, Rachel Maddow discusses the last time an American President, in the person of President George W. Bush's trip to Albania, visited the Balkans.
MarkF | August 23, 2014
On his Saturday-morning MSNBC show, Steve Kornacki fails to challenge a guest who calls the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO "murder."
MarkF | August 23, 2014
Steve Koracki, on his Saturday-morning MSNBC show, fails to challenge a guest who pointedly describes the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO as "murder."
MarkF | August 21, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough defends President Obama's decision to continue to play golf during the ISIS crisis in the Middle East and the recent beheading murder of James Foley.  He says that continuing to golf sends a tough, "screw you" message to the terrorists.
MarkF | August 19, 2014
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski claims that President Obama has done "great things" on race.
MarkF | August 15, 2014
Hosting The Daily Rundown on MSNBC, Luke Russert says ""the big news this morning is we expect to hear for the first time the name of the officer who was involved in the murder of Michael Brown -- or the killing of Michael Brown."
MarkF | August 15, 2014
On Morning Joe, Al Sharpton says that Rand Paul speaking out on race issues could force Hillary to clarify her position on issues that people in the civil rights community are asking about: triangulation, Sistah Souljah moment, and the Omnibus Crime Bill. 
MarkF | August 14, 2014
The Morning Joe panel, commenting on a clip of Hillary Clinton speaking about her impending dinner with President Obama, calls her canned and cringe-making.