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 13, 2014
On Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank says President Obama is more forceful and stubborn about playing golf than pushing his policy agenda. 
MarkF | August 10, 2014
On ABC's Good Morning America, co-host Dan Harris, in a segment reporting on President Obama playing golf shortly after speaking about US attacks on ISIS, states that President George W. Bush played "his fair share of golf" during the Iraq war.  In fact, W renounced golf not long af the war began.
MarkF | August 4, 2014
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough says critics of his comments on Israel are "morons, and I can call them that."  Scarborough claims that he has been pro-Israel since his bloggers had been getting their "you-know-whats" wiped by their mothers.
MarkF | August 1, 2014
On Morning Joe, after NBC reporter Ayman Mohyeldin says that Hamas' military wing is "very highly revered" by Gazans, Israeli spokesman says "it's like walking down the street in Cuba with a camera and saying do you like Fidel Castro? What can people say?" 
MarkF | July 31, 2014
On Morning Joe, Thomas Roberts says that if diagnosed with low-T, he'd take a testosterone supplement "without hesitation."  Added Roberts: "I want to live today, borrow from tomorrow."
MarkF | July 30, 2014
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says ESPN's Stephen A. Smith made an "absolutely valid point" about women's role in domestic violence, even if he used the "wrong word."
MarkF | July 29, 2014
On Morning Joe, the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, criticizing a federal court ruling striking down Washington DC's total ban on the public carry of firearms, says ""Congress and the courts are essentially saying no, go ahead, shoot it out."
MarkF | July 23, 2014
Appearing on Morning Joe, Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken praises President Obama's "extraordinary leadership" on Ukraine.
MarkF | July 22, 2014
On Morning Joe, Zbigniew Brzezinski singles out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for blame in the current conflict, condemning his policies as "disgustingly destructive."
MarkF | July 18, 2014
On Morning Joe, after describing American foreign policy as "one disaster after another," Joe Scarborough backs off, saying "this is not directed at President Obama."