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 | July 11, 2010
On Fox News Watch, Cal Thomas says that Christiane Amanpour, who will be hosting This Week on ABC, has views similar to those of Octavia Nasr, fired by CNN for expressing her respect for terrorist sympathizer Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. But Amanpour is too smart and sophisticated to post her views on Twitter, as Nasr did, says Cal.
MarkF | July 9, 2010
On The Ed Schultz, CNBC chief DC correspondent John Harwood says business critics of Pres. Obama are "whining" and tells them to "man up."
MarkF | July 9, 2010
The deported Russian spy called "Heathfield" bears a striking resemblance to new MSNBC political consultant Mark Halperin.
MarkF | July 8, 2010
On his MSNBC show, Ed Schultz twice says America risks becoming a "Third World country" if it doesn't increase welfare payments.
MarkF | July 7, 2010
On the Ed Show, Bill Richardson twice entertains the possibility that if re-elected, John McCain could revert to his soft position on immigration.
MarkF | July 7, 2010
On Morning Joe, Chris Matthews predicts Sarah Palin will seek the GOP presidential nomination, paints a path to victory for her, and admits "the media will try to destroy her."
MarkF | July 2, 2010
On Morning Joe, after stating that Republican House leader John Boehner "likes his butts," MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell clarified that she was referring to cigarettes.
MarkF | July 1, 2010
MSNBC host Alex Witt says she got "chills" listening to "very powerful" speech on immigration by Pres. Obama.
MarkF | July 1, 2010
On Morning Joe, ad man Donny Deutsch says of the Afghanistan war "people aren't clear why we were there in the first place," forgetting that we attacked the country shortly after 9-11 because its Taliban regime harbored al Qaeda members who plotted the 9-11 attacks.
MarkF | July 1, 2010
Morning Joe features a front-page story in the Oregonian about solar panels, ignoring another front-page story in the paper about police opening an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Al Gore.