Singapore Newt

Newt Gingrich's worshipers always did have a soft spot for the dictatorship in Singapore - that was one of the main inspirations for the fascist Contract With America - but you'd think it would just elicit laughs in 2011.

Wait, it does.

The dour asshole Newt is reviving the Far Right's praise of Singapore's totalitarian government. And believe me, totalitarian is the right word for it. It's worse than merely authoritarian. The regime in Singapore is one of the vilest on the planet. It's worse than Fidel Castro was - by far.

Gingrich said Singapore's policy of flogging small-time lawbreakers and executing people found guilty of minor drug offenses is a good role model for America. "They've been very draconian," he said. He intended that as a compliment, not a criticism.

Then move there, Newt.

This is reminiscent of the right-wing letter-writing campaigns in the '90s praising the Singaporean government. This promenade was supported by people who hated America and hated freedom. Sort of like Newt does. Real patriots would have stood up for red, white, and blue. These whiners didn't.

(Source: http://www.alternet.org/rights/153242/newt_gingrich_on_the_drug_war%3A_execute_mexican_cartel_leaders_%28and_more_terribly_draconian_ideas%29)