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 | May 13, 2010
On Countdown Keith Olbermann pummels Sarah Palin for declining to come on MSNBC.
MarkF | May 13, 2010
On Morning Joe, the Politico's Mike Allen says its absurd for voters to kick senators Robert Bennett of Utah and Harry Reid of Nevada out of office given their ability to bring pork-barrel spending back to their states.
MarkF | May 6, 2010
In an MSNBC promo for his show, Keith Olbermann defends his practice of prohibiting any guests on his show who disagree with him. Olbermann claims he asks questions "to find out if I'm wildly incorrect about something," ignoring the irony he's unlikely to do so if he's posing his questions exclusively to people who share his views.
MarkF | May 5, 2010
On MSNBC, Luke Russert expresses surprise that many black Republican congressional candidates are seeking support from the Tea Party, which Russert described as "a group that a lot of folks have claimed to be racist."
MarkF | May 4, 2010
On The Ed Show, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) accuses Pres. Bush of having dropped the ball, claiming 9-11 "could have been avoided."
MarkF | May 4, 2010
Coming close to claiming credit for stopping the Times Square attack, Pres. Obama says that an attempted attack "has been failed."
MarkF | April 30, 2010
On Morning Joe, Norah O'Donnell defends Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano's record on securing the borders.
MarkF | April 29, 2010
On Morning Joe, Norah O'Donnell giddily suggests that Charlie Crist's entry into the Florida senatorial race gives Democrat Kendrick Meek "a real shot."
MarkF | April 28, 2010
On Morning Joe, Chris Hayes of The Nation says he'd like to grant US citizenship to all 12 million illegal immigrants in the country.
MarkF | April 27, 2010
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough calls the recently-enacted Arizona immigration law "un-American."