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Today's Show: Friday, April 21st, 2006

By Nazanin Rafsanjani
Good morning. Welcome to The Rachel Maddow Show. Our guests on the show this morning, environmental activist and film producer, Laurie David joins us to talk about earth day, global warming and her new film, Too Hot Not To Handle.  Too Hot Not To Handle will premier tomorrow on HBO.  Read Laurie David's op-ed in today's LA Times.

 the show this morning, host of Air America Radio's brand new show, Workin' It, Jackie Guerra joins us to talk about the show. Workin' It airs tomorrow, Saturday April 22nd from 2-3 PM eastern time on Air America Radio.

And, we'll have musician Rosanne Cash, here in studio for a live performance from her new album, Black Cadillac.

On the FRONT PAGE this morning, embarrassing moments during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the Whitehouse yesterday.  Including this one, when President Bush grabbed Hu Jintao's jacket.
Hu Jintao
 
UNDERBELLY:
National Intelligence Director, John Negroponte's slip up.

EXTRA CREDIT:
On Saturday, June 10th, Rachel will be moderating a panel featuring liberal talk radio hosts, Laura Flanders, Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, and Mike Malloy at Seattle's Town Hall.  The event is presented by Seattle's Progressive Talk AM 1090. You can get tickets here.



Low Approval

I can only hope and wish for the best that America will wake up and take back control of this great nation. 

The Rethug collateral damage is mounting in leaps and bounds.  Not only have our children's brave souls been sacrificed for the all-mighty dollar, our land and National Parks are being given away to cover part of our WAR DEBT.

Now is the time for all good Americans to come to the aid of themselves.