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  Eugene Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eugene Robinson (born May 28, 1963) is a former professional American football player who played free safety for the Seattle Seahawks from 1985-95, the Green Bay Packers (1996-1997), Atlanta Falcons (1998-1999), and Carolina Panthers in 2000.
Robinson and the Packers went to the Super Bowl again after the 1997 season, and although they lost Super Bowl XXXII, 31-24, to the Denver Broncos, Robinson put up a good performance in it.
With his team trailing 17-10 in the fourth quarter, Robinson intercepted a pass from Broncos quarterback John Elway in the end zone, preventing Denver from building a big lead and setting up a touchdown on Green Bay's ensuing drive to tie the game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eugene_Robinson   (511 words)

  
 CHAMELOMAN
Eugene Robinson lay in a coma at a hospital for a week, after a passerby spotted his jeep and summoned for help.
Eugene looked up at her momentarily as she was leaving and then back at his newspaper.
Eugene’s mother dies from complications arising from all her injuries and Eugene is put into a foster home.
www.mittymax.com /Archive/0036-Chameloman.htm   (7008 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: National Close-Up
Eugene Robinson: I guess it's similar, but I'm not sure I'd use the word "afraid," because I don't think the Brazilians who straighten their hair or bleach their skin or whatever have fear as a motivation.
Robinson: I was born in the 50's and experienced first hand racism in a small southern town, however, not to a large degree.
Eugene Robinson: Thanks, and I'm glad you'll be reading "Coal to Cream." I guess sometimes you have to go way out of your way to discover what might have been in front of your eyes all along.
discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/99/national080499.htm   (2825 words)

  
 The Washington Post Writers Group -- Eugene Robinson
Robinson was born and raised in Orangeburg, S.C. He remembers the culminating years of the Civil Rights Movement – the “Orangeburg Massacre,” a 1968 incident in which police fired on students protesting a segregated bowling alley and killed three unarmed young men, took place within sight of his house just a few hundred yards away.
Robinson became an assistant city editor in 1981, and in 1984 was promoted to city editor, in charge of the paper’s coverage of the District of Columbia.
In January 1999, Robinson became an assistant managing editor of The Post, in charge of the Style section – where he learned that hip-hop and “American Idol” are as relevant to people’s lives, in their way, as the “serious” news that gets reported on the front page.
postwritersgroup.com /robinson.htm   (902 words)

  
 CNN/SI - 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII - Falcons - Falcons' outspoken Robinson turns to saxophone for escape - Tuesday ...
Not only does Eugene Robinson have the experience of winning a Super Bowl -- let's remember that he was on a team that lost the Super Bowl last season, so he can relate the ecstasy and the agony of this ballgame to his teammates.
Robinson wants his Falcons teammates, all but three of which are playing in their first Super Bowl, to treat Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos not like any other game -- like any other practice, nothing more or less.
Eugene Robinson can do it all, and what a neat guy this is. He's a role model, team spokesman, mature leader.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1999/01/26/eugene_package   (897 words)

  
 Booknotes
Eugene Robinson didn't expect to have his world turned upside down when he accompanied a group of friends and acquaintances to the beach at Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro one sunny afternoon.
At first Robinson saw Brazil as a racial paradise, where people of all hues and colors mingled together on the beaches, in the samba schools, and at carnaval.
Coal to Cream is the story of Robinson's personal exploration of race, color, identity, culture, and heritage, as seen through the America of his youth and the South America he discovered, forging a new consciousness about himself, his people, and his country.
www.booknotes.org /Program?ProgramID=1540   (458 words)

  
 Getting ready for a war
Atlanta Falcons safety Eugene Robinson was arrested on a sex solicitation charge Saturday night less than 24 hours before the start of the Super Bowl.
Robinson was driving a car when he offered the officer $40 for oral sex, Calzadilla said.
Robinson, who played in the last two Super Bowls with Green Bay, is the NFL's career active leader in interceptions with 53.
www.jsonline.com /packer/sbxxxiii/news/rob13099.asp   (211 words)

  
 Iba Awards - Eugene Robinson - 1996 Male Recipient   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene was named USA Weekend's 1995 Most Caring Athlete for his efforts to help abused children.
Eugene formed a coalition with the public and private community to implement the "on the street peace and drug-free pledge," encouraging youths to maintain a substance and violence-free lifestyle.
Eugene directed his Iba Awards earnings to the Seattle Urban Academy, which helps at-risk children and teens guide their lives toward a future of hope.
www.ibaawards.com /1996-robinson.html   (430 words)

  
 Jet: Falcons' Robinson To Return Character Award - football player Eugene Robinson, Atlanta Falcons - Brief Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Atlanta Falcons free safety Eugene Robinson has announced that he will give back the award he received for high moral character during the Super Bowl week-end hours before he was arrested for allegedly soliciting a prostitute.
But Robinson tarnished his image the same evening when he was arrested in Miami for allegedly soliciting an undercover officer posing as a prostitute for a sexual act.
Robinson made apologies after the game and said he believes that he will be found innocent of the charges.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1355/is_13_95/ai_54725013   (297 words)

  
 CNN/SI - 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII - Falcons' Robinson gives postgame apology - Monday February 01, 1999 02:14 PM
Eugene Robinson's Super Bowl troubles continued Sunday after he was beaten by Denver's
Robinson remained in seclusion at the hotel and didn't comment on his arrest before the Super Bowl.
Robinson, who played in the last two Super Bowls with Green Bay, is the NFL's career leader among active players with 53 interceptions, including four this season.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1999/01/30/robinson_arrested   (1365 words)

  
 LAW AND ORDER: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene Volokh: You know, it's difficult--I'm not a historian of the Civil War but one thing that's interesting is that everybody agrees that Lincoln was perfectly entitled to hold enemy soldiers without providing them with lawyers or a trial or whatever else.
Eugene Volokh: Well, again I'm not a historian in the Civil War but there were some who essentially were northern critics of the war effort who were exercising their First Amendment rights in an environment where there were still elections that were going to be happening where criticism of the government was important.
Eugene Volokh: One difficulty is especially when you're talking about a national security and especially when you're talking about a great uncertainty, it's hard to prove that there's a need under traditional standards of proof.
www.uncommonknowledge.org /700/717.html   (4475 words)

  
 Football Digest: Eugene Robinson: on a classic muddy and blustery day at Lambeau in the 1996 divisional playoffs, the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
EUGENE ROBINSON'S PHILOSOPHY IN the Carolina Panthers' radio broadcast booth is simple: "I want minimize what the other team does and tell you how good we are even though we messed up.
Robinson wasn't drafted out of Colgate in 1985, but he signed as a rookie free agent with the Seattle Seahawks.
Robinson was traded to the Green Bay Packers in 1996.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_3_33/ai_108784458   (1275 words)

  
 UP IN ARMS OVER THE SECOND AMENDMENT: The Meaning of the Second Amendment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene Volokh: I'm sorry in the 1860's to 1880's he was writing leading commentator on American constitutional law of the late 1800's who--who makes clear that it's the right of every individual and not just some select government appointed body.
Eugene Volokh: I can give you--I can give you the definition of militia active 1972 that included all free white males, obviously, conventions of the time, who were citizens from age 17 to 45 which is essentially all free able-bodied white males.
Eugene Volokh: So--so the theory is this right, supposedly this right of the people, but the State or the Federal Government can just define it away by just saying, "Oh the militia is just, this very, very few people." All of a sudden, this right vanishes.
www.uncommonknowledge.org /00fall/514.html   (4447 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com - Live Online
Eugene Robinson: Our explicit orders from Len Downie, the executive editor of the paper, are to push the envelope both in content and style.
Robinson, what are your thoughts on diversity at The Post? I read the recent article saying that there were a large number of minority employees who are concerned that minorities are being passed over for senior management positions.
Eugene Robinson: I agree that diversity is vitally important to the Post, and will only become more important as our metropolitan area -- and the country as a whole -- become more diverse in years to come.
discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/04/askthepost112404.htm   (2221 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Game goes on, and Robinson should be there
Robinson, 35, was arrested on a sexual solicitation charge Saturday night, 21 hours before the scheduled kickoff of his third straight Super Bowl appearance.
As Robinson faced his teammates this morning to apologize -- it was reported that he told them to forget about him and focus on the task at hand -- the NFL said that Robinson was free to play and that it was a decision for Falcons' management.
Robinson should ask his teammates for forgiveness and allow them to make the ultimate decision on his playing status.
espn.go.com /nfl/playoffs98/news/1999/990131/01077901.html   (726 words)

  
 Eugene Robinson says DNC Takes Black People For Granted
Robinson says that although there are fl people represented in lower ranks of the DNC, that there needs to be more visible representation of fls and hispanics for the Democrats.
Robinson also said, he didn't understand why the John Kerry campaign did not have more fl people visible during the election process.
Eugene Robinson also said that he understood that the school voucher program, put in place by President Bush, was appreciated by the fl community, and that may have some impact on how they feel about what the parties are doing for them.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1346485/posts   (891 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Coal to Cream : A Black Man's Journey Beyond Color to an Affirmation of Race: Books: Eugene Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene Robinson, an African American assistant editor at The Washington Post, experienced strong culture shock when he went to Brazil and discovered that nation's staggering degrees of flness: with over 60 million people of apparent African descent, Brazil is the world's largest fl country after Nigeria.
Robinson is awed by the nation's African musical, culinary, and religious influences, which, along with generations of cohabitation (in every sense of the word) with Indians and Europeans, have eliminated--at least on one level--the harsher aspects of racism.
Robinson would probably be quite suprised that, as regards his conslusions on race in Brazil, he is travelling the same path that many hard-core racists once tread.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684857227?v=glance   (2829 words)

  
 Opinion: Global Warming; Anti-War Protests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene Robinson: The writer is referring to a column that ran last Sunday, I believe, about new studies that indicate warming sea temperatures have led to more-intense hurricanes, like Katrina and Rita.
Eugene Robinson: I heard one report of one such purchase, but I haven't seen it pinned down and it could be apocryphal.
Eugene Robinson: Well, those two new studies I keep mentioning are by people who know a lot about storms, and they say that higher sea-surface temperatures are increasing the intensity of hurricanes.
newsblaster.cs.columbia.edu /dev/NBproxy.cgi?sentence=1772   (3479 words)

  
 WWGPro.DE Buchtipps: Last Dance in Havana (Eugene Robinson)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Robinson also scores by pondering the intriguing question of whether music might be the source for a nascent civil society in Cuba, though the idea is not entirely new.
Unfortunately, Robinson is prone to exaggeration and over-simplified evaluations that he serves en passant as offhand remarks.
Eugene Robinson is a fine journalist who writes with style and confidence.
www.wwgpro.de /books-isbn-0743246225.html   (498 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Last Dance in Havana: Books: Eugene Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
But Eugene Robinson's Last Dance in Havana has the rare distinction of showing the influence of the public on the private, and it's a most satisfying look at Cuba today.
Robinson makes a good case for his claim that to grasp where the country stands you must appreciate its perpetual undercurrents: music and dance.
Robinson uncovers the music scene that "coexisted with the official, sanctioned world of Fidel's revolution but had its own mores and hierarchies, even its own economy." He follows the enormously popular group Bamboleo as they change personnel and musical style over time.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743246225?v=glance   (2155 words)

  
 Daily Howler: The Post's Eugene Robinson thinks he's a liberal. Someone should tell him he's not
ROBINSON (2/18/05): Liberals like me are perpetually queasy about globalization and what the ability to make T-shirts or television sets in Costa Rica or China for a fraction of what it costs to make them here is doing to American jobs, the U.S. labor movement, the balance of trade—pick your worry.
So it’s true—Eugene Robinson is a liberal, and so are many press corps colleagues.
ROBINSON (pgh 1): I spent a morning this week walking up and down the aisles of a local Wal-Mart, and I have to confess that I never once glimpsed the face of pure evil.
www.dailyhowler.com /dh021805.shtml   (1785 words)

  
 Credits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene Robinson is one of the nicest Packers.
One guy said,"Hey Eugene, Is it better here than it was in Seattle?" Eugene replied,"Hey man you KNOW it's better here than it was in Seattle!" Another person asked him to get a wristband from the locker room and sign it and give it to her at the afternoon practice.
I think that Eugene Robinson is a prime example of a great player who has a great relationship with the fans.
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 Rex Eugene Robinson
A native of Buncombe County, NC he was the son of the late William J. and Georgia Elizabeth Spivey Robinson.
Robinson was an executive with Carolina Power And Light for over 25 Years, and a graduate of East Tennessee State University.
Survivors Include; Wife - Jeanne Robinson, of the home, Son and Daughter in law - Scott and Jennifer Robinson, of Nebo, NC, Daughter - Tanya Robinson, of Morganton, NC, One Sister - Geraldine Peek, of Jamestown, NC, Granddaughter - Lauren Robinson, Nephew - Brian Peek PHD, of Georgia.
www.henline-hughes.com /obituaries/Robinson_Rex.htm   (274 words)

  
 Transcript for September 18 - Meet the Press, online at MSNBC - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
EUGENE ROBINSON:  What those numbers do is put the president in a box, in my view.  I mean, he--you have this basic issue of competence.  Can this administration follow through?  Can it get a job done?  You have no money.
ROBINSON:  I think that's fair enough they went through the motions at great length.  Well, most of them, but sure, there's no danger that John Roberts is not going to be confirmed.
ROBINSON:  I think he's under pressure to nominate a woman or the first Hispanic to the court.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9327333   (3435 words)

  
 Eugene Robinson arrested for soliciting undercover cop
 MIAMI (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons safety Eugene Robinson was arrested on a sex solicitation charge Saturday night less than 24 hours before the start of the Super Bowl.
 Earlier in the day, Robinson lounged by the pool at the team's hotel with his wife, Gia, and their nine-year-old son, Brandon.
Robinson became the unquestioned leader of the Falcons' secondary, earning Pro Bowl honours, and talked frequently about his strong religious faith.
www.canoe.ca /99SuperBowl/jan31_eug.html   (239 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Atlanta crane-climber fighting extradition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Thomas Eugene Robinson, 26, scaled the crane Monday, authorities said.
However, early Tuesday morning Robinson "was lured down with doughnuts and cigarettes," police spokeswoman Marion Lee said.
Robinson was arrested on charges of criminal trespass and reckless conduct, Lee said.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-05-31-crane_x.htm   (390 words)

  
 Crimes Against Art - Interview with Eugene Robinson, Oxbow > By Molly O’Neill > 10/16/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eugene's voice for instance merits far more verbiage than any action by him that is not aural.
But you know, I think Eugene is sometimes uncomfortable at how long it takes for me to tune my guitar between songs, or at loading in all the equipment that he doesn't use - so discomfort is not exclusive in the larger sense.
Eugene's instrument is his body, his voice is part of that communication.
www.crimesagainstart.com /features/oxbow.htm   (3629 words)

  
 Packer Plus Online Fanmail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Losing Eugene to the Falcons for just over a mil a year has pretty much made me accept the fact that although the Pack will be competitive next year, they won't win it all.
I am hurt, and stunned that with all the loyalty Eugene has for the fans and his teammates, that he would be treated as poorly as he was in the recent negotiations.
In the past two seasons Eugene Robinson has proven he is still one of the best FS in the NFL and, its no coincidence that since he arrived (he was the missing link!) the Packers secondary has been one of the best in the league.
www.jsonline.com /packer/sbxxxiii/mail/pfan22798.stm   (8169 words)

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