Tired of thieves, Portland woman lets the world watch her Obama sign

[DogPoundPup]

Source: Oregon Live

Anyone thinking of swiping an Obama/Biden '08 sign from a front lawn in Portland might want to consider this: The world may be watching.

A Portland woman known as "Poverty Kids' Teacher" has created an Internet sensation with a webcam that's streaming video around the clock of the political signs in her yard.

No, it's not another artsy viral campaign in support of the Democratic ticket. It's one woman's response to thieves taking her political signs when she wasn't looking this month.

After the second $8-a-pop Obama/Biden '08 sign disappeared, the woman, who has kept her identity and address a secret, made a handmade placard with the candidates' names. She then asked her 16-year-old son to set up a webcam inside the house to monitor the yard.

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/09/tired_of_thieves_portland_woma.html

[billybob537]

1. there's nothing lower

than trying to squelch free speech!

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

2. Genius

Now I need to hire her kid to come over to my place in SE Portland to webcam up my front yard, not for stolen lawn signs, but for inconsiderate dingleberries that can't be bothered to pick up their dog's crap!

[aquamarina]

5. Any chance you could photoshop this picture so that the

Bush sign is replaced with a McPain/Failin sign?

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

12. No need for alteration

last week somebody here on DU signed with a pic of a dog urinating on a McCain sign. I've searched but was unable to find it.

[liberalmuse]

3. A few of us DUers watched it last night.

It was interesting. A few people took part in the chat. And I believe the yard sign person is a DUer.

It's still there!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/obama-sign-cctv-1

[stillcool]

4. there's over 400 viewers right now!

[offog]

6. I dig this.

I'm active in the New Democratic Party in Canada, and we always have problems with election signs being vandalized and stolen. Maybe we can borrow this idea.

[elocs]

7. Interesting, but not Late Breaking News. It was here early this afternoon:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7143801

Plus, it got 8 recs then.

[DogPoundPup]

8. Thanks, Sorry...

[Cha]

10. I didn't see it so I'm glad

you posted it again.

Rec'd!

[Cha]

9. Rec'd! This needs to go

Viral.

[Born_A_Truman]

11. Yes, I started a thread about it last night

but this forum flies so fast it didn't survive the night.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7139854&mesg_id=7139854

Every time a car came by last night the chat went crazy. Carrrrrrrrrrr!

The sign owner is a Mudflater.

[blogslut]

13. I've had a window open to it since yesterday evening

The permutations of window tape are adorable. :)