He is not being too successful at coming up with nuanced answers to complex problems. He caught heck for his very generalized answer to a very specific question about nuclear armament policy. But at least, unlike Barry Goldwater, who still managed to be nominated Presidential candidate, he did not say anything about “Lobbing one into the men’s room at the Kremlin.”
Rolling Stone eh?
You need to do a lot more homework to get anywhere near an accurate context. The only lobbers here are viewers like you that soak up the nonsense taken out of context and throw it out to sow confusion.