The Ellis County Press: Ludacris Speaks At National Press Club, Critiques Press Ludacris Speaks At National Press Club, Critiques Press ================================================================================ Editor on 10/26/2009 10:18:00 Friday, October 23rd, 2009 *** _WNO HIGHLIGHT REEL_ *** _ _ VIDEO: LUDACRIS SPEAKS AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, CRITIQUES PRESS _"With all due respect to the media...how some of you, I'm saying some cause I'm not saying all, try to paint certain stories just to get a story in a negative light, especially when it comes to rappers."_ _ _ _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spw22_-9LeQ _ _ _ _WHO__: Chris "Ludacris" Bridges_ _WHAT__: Luncheon Speech Discussing The Ludacris Foundation._ _WHEN: __Friday, October 23, 2009_ _WHERE: __National Press Club_ _ _ _LUDACRIS 1: INTUITION TELLS IF CHARITY IS A HAND-UP OR HAND-OUT ._ _"We look on the side of the street, we see signs of individuals saying you know this and that and you know that if you give them money whether you're helping them to give them a hand-up or you're helping them to give them a hand-out. Whether they're headed to the nearest liquor store after you give them some money or not. I feel like we all individually make that decision based on our own intuition." _ _ _ _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHbulToqVI _ _ _ _LUDACRIS 2: THE COOLEST PART OF BEING A CELEBRITY IS FREE STUFF ._ _ _ _"The coolest thing about being a celebrity is the fact that we already make a lot of money and people still give us stuff for free."_ _ _ _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QEglLIX-PA _ _ _ _The Washington News Observer is a Washington-based broadcast news service. Please visit http://washingtonnewsobserver.com for more information._