Nice rhetoric, Bob Schieffer. Our Supreme Court thinks otherwise.

CBS News' Bob Schieffer thinks the crazed antics of the Westboro Baptist Church have gone over the line.

Our Supreme Court disagreed on Wednesday. And just in case you're not familiar with WBC's inflammatory rhetoric, check out this clip of its founder, Fred Phelps. See what we mean?

As a sidenote, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion:

On the facts before us, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker...As a nation we have chosen a different course – to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate.

Then explain this to me. Why can someone be sued for slander or libel if the damaging material is, in fact, not factual, but WBC can say anything it wants and it's protected as free speech?

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Clarence Thomas: "Shut your face!"

I'm kidding. Actually, what I mean is, "Clarence Thomas: Could you say SOMETHING...please?"

Thomas has failed to utter a single word from the bench since February 22, 2006, a milestone which was noted by several media outlets, including CNN and an episode of Boston Legal. He's offered up several reasons for his silence. "I don't think that for judging, and for what we are doing, all those questions are necessary".

Regardless, I think it's weird. Odd. Stupid. Dumb. Idiotic. Strange. How can a Supreme Court judge not have one damn thing to say - one freaking sentence - in over two years? "Hey, Justice Thomas! Either participate in the process or get off the bench!" Maybe he's active behind the scenes (whatever that encompasses). Whatever. He's a coot.

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