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 | April 29, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Cenk Uygur claims he doesn't want to cover Donald Trump, but that his popularity among Republicans forces him to do so.
MarkF | April 27, 2011
On his MSNBC show, Cenk Uygur urges Democrats to be more "vicious" toward Republicans and to engage in more "name-calling."
MarkF | April 25, 2011
On Dylan Ratigan's MSNBC show, Chrystia Freeland calls the US prison system an "American Gulag archipelago."
MarkF | April 5, 2011
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough, in light of AG Holder's announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried at Gitmo, slams President Obama and his supporters for having condemned Pres. Bush and VP Cheney for having created Gitmo and tried terrorists there.
MarkF | January 14, 2011
On Morning Joe, Donny Deutsch, Joe Scarborough and Jon Meacham agree that Sarah Palin's reaction to the Arizona shootings "probably ended her political career."
MarkF | December 23, 2010
On Morning Joe, Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs calls military historian Victor Davis Hanson an "extremist" who "has done more harm to the American people than any other commentator."
MarkF | December 22, 2010
Calling for FCC hearings into stations that carry Rush Limbuagh, Al Sharpton, on The Ed Show, fulminates at "the arrogance of allow[ing] people to say what they want."
MarkF | December 21, 2010
Morning Joe panelists criticize Haley Barbour for sending his children to private schools in Mississippi rather than public schools attended by black children, but don't mention practice of Dem politicians in DC sending their children to fancy private schools rather than public ones.
MarkF | December 21, 2010
Appearing on Morning Joe, Andrea Mitchell does her best to cover for gaffes by Janet Napolitano and Joe Biden.
MarkF | December 20, 2010
Commenting on the assertion by a young Marine that they are macho whereas gays are "girlie," Barney Frank tells Chris Matthews: "I confess, I left my purse at home."