If you have the balls to sell FDR today, all the best to you. FDR was a POS. There is nothing good about that piece of human debris. FDR did things so unconstitutionally that they made laws to keep a Presidency 2 terms. Newton selling that he was a swell dude is outrageous at the least.
I’ve never heard Newt say that FDR was a “swell guy” or anything of that nature. An impactive historical figure, yes. But recognizing that a figure has had a great deal of impact on the course of history, isn’t the same as praising them in a positive light.