Mark Halperin, once again holding up best practices in journalism. Let’s make a video.

Scene: spotlight illuminating polished oak bench. White man’s hand and forearm visible, gold watch, black judicial robe over french-cuffed shirtsleeve. Gold wedding ring on ring finger. Hand grips a judge’s gavel.

V/O: You needed that Supreme Court appointment. You were the best qualified. But they had to give it to a minority, because of a racial quota. Is that really fair? Barack Obama says… it is. 

Hand increasingly tense around the gavel. Finally snaps it in half, with the break coinciding with the word "fair."

V/O: Call Barack Obama. Tell him it’s time he stood up for us for a change. It’s about justice.