[vbmoneyspender]

Ronald Reagan too praised FDR, saying that “like the Founding Fathers before him, F.D.R. was an American giant."

Did you miss this part of your post?

[plsjr]

No, that's why I referenced the videos where newt went into detail. Context is important.
Reagan's saying FDR was a giant (like the founding fathers before him) is not saying that he shared the founding fathers' view of what government should be - to me it's obvious FDR didn't.
I believe it was obvious to Reagan too.