General Discussion

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)

35. Good on Kai and good on the news team

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 09:46 PM

Feb 2013

I think some news organizations wouldn't have bothered to finish the interview with him and we would have missed out on the good deeds Kai did.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

171 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

VIDEO: Hitchhiker uses hatchet to save woman from bear hug attack, gives best NSFW interview ever [View all] PeaceNikki Feb 2013 OP

Best interview ever. Scuba Feb 2013 #1

Kai is righteous, bro. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #4

True that. Scuba Feb 2013 #5

So, I'm just hitchhiking along, me and my hatchet, .... What are the odds? Coyotl Feb 2013 #126

Yay! shenmue Feb 2013 #7

+1 Hissyspit Feb 2013 #36

Best response to best interview ever: appal_jack Feb 2013 #63

The Blaze? Really? Scuba Feb 2013 #69

I don't know them... appal_jack Feb 2013 #73

The Blaze is Glenn Beckkk's site. Scuba Feb 2013 #74

Oh, oops. appal_jack Feb 2013 #75

Reminds me of this one: tblue37 Feb 2013 #100

+1. Best I've ever seen. Awww...he doesn't have family. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #157

Wow. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #2

Awww, Kai has a good heart. And he saved a lady from Jesus Christ!! PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #3

Nice if he could save the world from Jesus Christ. jerseyjack Feb 2013 #26

touche PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #38

or, at the very least, from His followers. lastlib Feb 2013 #130

autotune that puppy sadalien Feb 2013 #6

Agreed! me b zola Feb 2013 #39

Here you go, finely autotuned twice over: Coyotl Feb 2013 #166

He's the most interesting good hearted stoner I've seen in years! Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #8

I like at 4:49 where he says, "it was fuckin' narly man. holy shit. it was like the biggest wave PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #14

I know, right? His timing was perfect! Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #56

JEFF SPICOLI LIVES!!! rocktivity Feb 2013 #22

I almost put "Spicoli lives!" as my headline! Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2013 #59

+1 valerief Feb 2013 #104

YES!!!!! Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #171

His vocabulary is sorely limited. But he is cute. asjr Feb 2013 #9

More like his vocabulary is adrenline embellished. Give the poor dude a few days to metabolize ... Coyotl Feb 2013 #88

He saved lives yet ... Duppers Feb 2013 #110

In all the replies to this post am I the only one you decided to asjr Feb 2013 #128

yours was the only one Duppers Feb 2013 #143

I picked it too but my snark level is down today.. snooper2 Feb 2013 #144

Amazing wellstone dem Feb 2013 #10

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #23

You sound like an excpetionally gifted parent. Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #76

My first thought...that poor bear...then I re-read... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #11

If it turns out this guy really is Jesus, Kai the hippie is gonna be in for a world of hurt Bucky Feb 2013 #12

No, it's Biblical - likr Jacob wrestling the Angel ashling Feb 2013 #55

Awesome interview newfie11 Feb 2013 #13

Gnarly.....3 strikes to take the bad man out.. Historic NY Feb 2013 #15

And where was Bill during this excellent adventure? n/t Contrary1 Feb 2013 #16

This is why I don't bother reading much fiction anymore. Real life is more interesting. Poll_Blind Feb 2013 #17

Definitely! silverweb Feb 2013 #65

+1 n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #72

excellent Go Vols Feb 2013 #18

best interview ever Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #19

So whats next for you Kai? Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2013 #20

Best comment: "Marry Me!" freshwest Feb 2013 #21

That was fun. n/t greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #24

"How old are you?" Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #25

I hope for his sake that witnesses corroborate what he's saying. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #27

They released him after interview and here's video that aired w/the woman he saved PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #28

Oh, wow. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #32

Smash, smash, SUH-MASH!!! nt tblue37 Feb 2013 #102

Kai needs his own show graywarrior Feb 2013 #29

Piss on that...Kai needs some dedicated organizers for his 2016 White House campaign... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #94

LOL! graywarrior Feb 2013 #124

I would watch it! Riley18 Feb 2013 #140

Fast Times at Ridgemont High rocktivity Feb 2013 #30

he had me at: "I was in the passanger's side of this fucker's car" blackspade Feb 2013 #31

"Smash, smash, sah-MASH!" JBoy Feb 2013 #33

Best part. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #57

I think I partied with that guy a couple of times back in the 90's. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #34

And I in the 80's. Kai transcends generations. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #37

That's the bottom line for me. I can't surf anymore, but plethoro Feb 2013 #148

I had a bar full of them back in the seventies when Cleita Feb 2013 #44

Kai lent me his hatchet to pound down a tent peg, back in the 60s... countryjake Feb 2013 #147

Good on Kai and good on the news team Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #35

Good point. I am glad they finished and released the whole video. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #40

I just emailed the reporter and thanked him. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #46

This guy reminds of this guy Politicalboi Feb 2013 #41

"Danger Is My Business" thelordofhell Feb 2013 #49

Oh yes Politicalboi Feb 2013 #52

"If you're fuckin' Jesus Christ, I'll be the Anti-Christ, man." Hissyspit Feb 2013 #42

That was gold. There's a lot of posers out there that need the Anti-Christ treatment. nt AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2013 #150

Kai for WH Press Secretary! JNelson6563 Feb 2013 #43

"Some fuckers tried to bear hug some dudes lovemydog Feb 2013 #168

Right? JNelson6563 Feb 2013 #169

"Straight Outta Dogtown" Hissyspit Feb 2013 #45

Most excellent. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #47

Kai's life is about to change - good waves, dude! bluedigger Feb 2013 #48

Kia The Jungle 1 Feb 2013 #50

Dude! What a cool guy. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2013 #51

Kai For Secretary Of Defense!!! thelordofhell Feb 2013 #53

Kai rocks! flamingdem Feb 2013 #54

Gnarly, but what does Kai think about Beyonce's performance at the flamingdem Feb 2013 #58

Alright, finally getting to the important parts of the story Coyotl Feb 2013 #86

That is so fucking awesome! hootinholler Feb 2013 #60

the DUDE donco Feb 2013 #61

Awwww ... polly7 Feb 2013 #62

If those two auto-tune guys aren't working on this as we speak, the Pope ain't Catholic. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #64

He's been autotuned.... Fawke Em Feb 2013 #101

Noice, brah PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #106

The Kai has landed. bluedigger Feb 2013 #66

Yay, the page claims to be raising money for him, I hope it's legit. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #70

How did you find it? Turborama Feb 2013 #81

Wrong Kai. bluedigger Feb 2013 #83

Thanks Turborama Feb 2013 #91

New bumper sticker: ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #67

So what did he say about his family? mick063 Feb 2013 #68

He said he's dead to them. bluedigger Feb 2013 #78

BRAHHHHHHHH!!!! datasuspect Feb 2013 #71

Look, I'm glad, if it went down as he recounts, that he did what he did cali Feb 2013 #77

Here's the video that aired with other witness accounts. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #79

Well, he'd just taken a hatchet to a mad man an hour prior, so.... bettyellen Feb 2013 #82

Exactly, still coming down from the adrenalin. Scuba Feb 2013 #135

I have a nephew who polly7 Feb 2013 #90

K&R I would be proud to call this guy my family and let him know that he is welcome to stay idwiyo Feb 2013 #80

I had to stop 55 seconds in ROFL... snooper2 Feb 2013 #84

Yeah, I was thinking to not click on this. Helen Reddy Feb 2013 #85

Me too. But it was like, the best fuckin' story ever. byronius Feb 2013 #89

GoFundMe dot com page to help Kai, the homefree hitchhiking hero... Caleb Kai Lawrence Coyotl Feb 2013 #87

very common to start donation scams over these types of stories. Sunlei Feb 2013 #120

Look it over. There is confirmation. Coyotl Feb 2013 #122

lets hope it's actually the persons personal bank account and paypal button (if he even has a bank) Sunlei Feb 2013 #129

A real human being. This interview really moved me. Kai plethoro Feb 2013 #92

Someone needs to buy that guy a house and a surfboard. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #93

If anyone can find where to send money to this dude, I hope plethoro Feb 2013 #95

re:VIDEO: Hitchhiker uses hatchet to save woman from bear hug attack, gives best NSFW interview ever allan01 Feb 2013 #96

OH, C'MON!!! TlalocW Feb 2013 #97

F&*#ing great. F$*#ing great, man. nt Laffy Kat Feb 2013 #98

I fully expected him to end it saying, "Smoochie Boochie!" Fawke Em Feb 2013 #99

This is America. I expect that Kai will shortly have his own reality show. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #103

Give Kia a helping hand here: Coyotl Feb 2013 #105

You're so right. Like, totally tubular. nt valerief Feb 2013 #107

Say what you want about the guy, his heart is right. ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #108

Righteous Homeboy is a Mountaineer Saboburns Feb 2013 #109

Other than this guy giving an interview, is there any corroboration of what happened? randome Feb 2013 #111

Did you miss the other video with other witnesses? PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #112

I did. And I can't watch videos at work so I'll have to look at that later. randome Feb 2013 #113

Oh, gotcha. You should watch when you can. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #115

You can watch the original broadcast on Fox T-V station there. Coyotl Feb 2013 #125

Kudos to Kai! noiretextatique Feb 2013 #114

I love you Kai! Catherine Vincent Feb 2013 #116

hope he finds some great surf and someone lends him a wetsuit and a board. Sunlei Feb 2013 #117

The Fox T-V evening news with the story: "very strange ... got crazier" Coyotl Feb 2013 #118

'Phones Ringin Dude..... Grassy Knoll Feb 2013 #119

Fuckin gnarly ass dude! Lovin me some Kai!!! backtoblue Feb 2013 #121

He is a righteous dude. nt Claybrains Feb 2013 #123

agree n/t ewagner Feb 2013 #127

lol! Check it! Kai is like, totally brosiah! Zorra Feb 2013 #131

Way to go, Kai. Welcome to my "Favorite People" list! Aldo Leopold Feb 2013 #132

lol. great interview Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #133

Dude's done some travelin'. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2013 #134

IF I could go back in time? I'd go back to the recycling center, benld74 Feb 2013 #136

A little part of me envies Kai Yavin4 Feb 2013 #137

OMG lillypaddle Feb 2013 #138

Safe travels, Kai. Watch out for sharks. nolabear Feb 2013 #139

kick for later. eom ellenfl Feb 2013 #141

is the remix ready yet??...nt Evasporque Feb 2013 #142

The Big Lebowski: The Early Years. nt jobycom Feb 2013 #145

Or one of the Lowbowski grandkids. MichiganVote Feb 2013 #146

He's my hero onethatcares Feb 2013 #149

kai took the time to tell everyone how special they are first! hopemountain Feb 2013 #151

Yeah, that tugged at my heartstrings, too. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #153

It was very sweet. Everyone is good and everyone should be embraced. grantcart Feb 2013 #154

I would be proud to have a son like that. :) Whisp Feb 2013 #152

How many gun enthusiasts are out buying a hatchet right now? Coyotl Feb 2013 #155

Kai is the motherfucking MAN!!! Iggo Feb 2013 #156

loved the interview, Kai's a good man truly nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #158

happens all the time salinen Feb 2013 #159

kick for more loving nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #160

'He tells Reisbeck that he is "overwhelmed by the support." ' steve2470 Feb 2013 #161

There is almost no mention of the crazy guy being dead. Coyotl Feb 2013 #162

The crazy guy isn't dead... Contrary1 Feb 2013 #163

Good to read this. I saw Kai's later video where what he said confused me. Coyotl Feb 2013 #165

He made Colbert. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #164

I've been wondering whatever became of this dude IDemo Feb 2013 #167

not once, twice, thrice. Smash, Smash, S-mash liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #170