A St. Cloud man was ticketed Wednesday after he admitted to police he had been placing dog feces in the back of a neighbor�s truck because it sported stickers supporting the John McCain/Sarah Palin presidential ticket, Sgt. Jerry Edblad said.

David Vandelinden, 45, received a $183 ticket on suspicion of littering and illegal dumping.

Donald Esmay, 19, who lives on the 2300 block of 27th Street South, told police he had been finding dog feces in small blue baggies in the back of his pickup for the past two weeks. On Wednesday, Esmay�s mother told police she saw Vandelinden putting the feces in the truck.

He admitted to police he had been doing it because �he hates McCain,� according to Edblad.

I checked the phone book, they are indeed neighbors. If Iron Matron would like to send me one of those signs, I will be happy to drop it by the Esmay residence. Until then we offer this PG-13 tribute to Mr. Vandelinden:

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