Remember the xenophobic attack ads the coal industry ran against Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius? The ones funded by energy giants Sunflower and Peabody? The ones they subsequently refused to apologize for?

The Kansas newspaper Wichita Eagle, rather than indulging in the outraged harumphing featured on sites like, uh, this one, decided to go the parody route. They’ve not only got a funny editorial up, but created a funny parody video, which you can see by clicking the image below:

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(via Dot Earth, which has really kicked ass since starting up a little while ago — kudos to Andy)

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