Is he a typical SF liberal also?
“...a typical SF liberal...”
No, he was not a Liberal. He was an outspoken anti-communist and a brave man. I once remarked that his namesake Abe Rosenthal of the New York Times had a much different political perspective than he (Mario Rosenthal). He said, “Rosenthal, it is like “Smith” for Jews”.
His excuse for eating turtle eggs, “They’re good”.