[cheers and applause] thank you president william jefferson clinton.ause] we'll be right back. [cheers and applause]

[cheers and applause] thank you president william jefferson clinton. applause] we'll be right back. [cheers and applause] >> [cheers and applause] >> i'm glad i got you to pick up the mirror one time. >> stephen: please thank president clinton, everybody. >> bless you all. god bless you, bye bye. thank you. ["the colbert report" theme music playing]

he. [ laughter ] >> stephen: william jefferson clinton may i call you billy jeff. >> once the presidentce, you can call him anything you like. >> stephen: really. i'm honored. [laughter] before we start a couple of ground rules, all right? >> yes. >> stephen: i'm here in this venue at washington university we're broadcasting right now on the colbert report. are you familiar with that program? >> i am. >> stephen: this is not charlie rose, buddy. i'm going to bring it hot. i'm going to bring it hard with a side of truth. here are the rules. if you start filibustering, i will cut you off. [ laughter ] because we all know i could ask you how you are doing and 15 minutes later you are talking about microloans to sumatra. second. we're miles away politcally from each other. so, if i find myself agreeing with you because of the famed clinton charisma, i will continue the interview staring into a hand mirror. [ laughter ] because you are the medusa of political persuasiveness. do you understand? >> i do. [cheers and applause] >> stephen: all right. so we're all set. thank you for joining me. >

william jefferson clinton was taken. but prezbilly jeff was available. >> just spent amazing time with colbert. is he sane? he is cool. >> stephen: folks, this is one of those moments we will look back on and say, "that altered the course of human history." like man discovering fire, the voyage of columbus or the unknown genius who saw a taco and thought, "what if this was choco?" ( cheers and applause ). and, folks, since that historic first tweet, the number of at prezbilly jeff's tweets has rocketed to still just that one tweet. i mean, come on! what is up? come on, p.b.j., you have to capitalize on the tweet-mentum. if you don't use it, you'll lose it. just like the, you know, you're so full of it. it's gray. it's whatever. head meat. you know what? i'm just going to remind him to tweet by tweeting him on twitter. okay. here we go. at prezbilly jeff. missed you sunday at my game of thrones party. also, why no tweets? hash tag: dragons are real. ( cheers and applause ). now, i'll check back later tonight to see if he'

william jefferson clinton was taken. but prez billy jeff was available.ike to break into the 21st century right now and send your first tweet? i'll type it. >> you'll type it? >> i'll type it. 140 characters or less. >> just spent -- >> just spent -- >> amazing time with colbert. >> all good. >> is he sane? >> is he sane? >> he is cool. >> can i put an exclamation mark at the end of that, sir? >> yeah, i haven't used the 140 yet. you can. >> yeah, you got some more left. anything else? >> no, no i'm done. here's the tweet. @ prebillyjeff already wracked up more than 28,000 followers. president is kind of funny in those situations. >>> finally, russian president vladimir putin is no stranger to being protested. maybe that explains his reaction yesterday when at a trade fair in hanover, could this happen here, in germany, a group of women ripped off their blouses and charged putin's entourage screaming obscenities. putin reacted with a double thumbs up. afterwards when asked about the protesters he said as to this action, i like, adding that protesters were

now, president clinton was taken, william jefferson clinton was taken.. would you like to break into the 21st century right now and send your first tweet? >> just spent amazing time with colbert. is he sane? he is cool. >> i followed him today. of course, i looked it up and i hit follow. >> mistake. >> why? >> in about ten minutes he's going to tweet you, meet you outside, wear something loose. >> it's better that he got advice from steven colbert than anthony weiner, because that direct message could have been different. >> i wonder if he'll keep it. he has a lot of followers. >> you have to promise to tell us if he dm's you. >> i don't think he knows how to do that. >> he's going to retweet sex jokes and start directing spammers from eastern europe. >> he's done a lot of good things. let's leave that behind. you're going on a long time, anyway. >> i have a better twitter handle for him. @i @indshswtw. >> i know what that is. >> what? >> i did not have sex with that woman. >> you have completely destroyed my segment. >> i want to talk about lohan now, i

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william jefferson clinton was taken. but pres billy jeff was available. would you like to break into the 21st century right now and send your first tweet? 140 characters or less. >> just spent -- >> just spent -- >> amazing time with colbert. >> sound good? >> is -- question. is he sane? >> is he sane? >> he is cool. >> you got some more left. anything else? you don't have to. >> no, no, i'm done. >> you're done? >> he could run for president tomorrow morning. anyway, there's a good chance colbert still has a stake in that new twitter feed, though. the masthead of it reads, i am president william jefferson billy jeff rodham clinton. steven colbert is my bff. recent tweets from that account include "now that i'm no longer president, i've been downgraded to air force seven." >>> up next, conservatives seem to think the way back to power is to keep on alienating gays. that's smart, and that's ahead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >> announcer: an important free offer for men with balding or thinning hair. >> i'm happy with e way i look n

william jefferson clinton was taken. but prez billy jeff was available.er] >> michael: the first tweet went out on saturday and the account already has over 68,000 followers, more than you karl, have you tweeted anything to prez billy jeff? >> i haven't but i will as soon as i'm off the show. of course, if prez billy jeff wants to follow karl frisch on twitter i'll be glad to post. it's fun to introduce someone to twitter. >> michael: and it's a surprise that president clinton doesn't already have a twitter account. >> 140 characters for a president? 140 characters for a man who spoke for two hours at the 1988 presidential democratic convention, i think that might be cutting it a little close. >> michael: it might be impossible, he dictated a tweet to colbert. there has only been one tweet. democratic strategist karl frisch. thank you for coming on the show. >>> 50 years ago in birmingham, alabama, a group of students took their lives and their futures into their hands when they marched into the deep south of racial hatred. tonight we'll talk to one of th

william jefferson clinton was taken. yjeff was available. >> clinton's first tweet that colbert typed, just spent amazing time with colbert. is he sane? he is cool. as we were talking about in the story before, the republican paul mckinley, ex-con turned communist activist going up against democrat and former state lawmaker robin kelly. community activist. that's right. so again, paul mckinley, ex-con turned community activist going up against a democrat and former state lawmaker, robin kelly. we'll be right back. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs like miracle-gro plant food that feeds them for up to six months. you get bigger, healthier plants, guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? ah, this gal. boom! with the right soil, everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> the next ten weeks could be a make or break period for president obama as the

william jefferson clinton was taken. but pres billy jeff was available. >> pres billy jeff.y that sounds. but then it was time for the first official tweet. >> 140 characters or less. >> just spent. >> just spent. >> amazing time with colbert. >> sound good? >> question. is he sane? >> there it is. even with the hashtag for the clinton global initiative. and check this out. we've been tracking his popularity on twitter all day. by 5:00 p.m. he was up to 81,000 followers. not bad, mr. president. not bad at all. are baked with brown rice and sweet potato! triscuit has a new snack? no way. way. and the worst part is they're delicious. mmm, you're right. maybe we should give other new things a chance. no way. way. [ male announcer ] we've taken 100% whole grain brown rice and wheat, delicious sweet potato, and savory red bean... and woven them into something unexpected. the new brown rice triscuit line; with sweet potato and red bean varieties. a new take on an old favorite. with sweet potato and red bean varieties. tired of fees piling up introducing chase liquid. the reloadabl

william jefferson clinton was taken. but pres billy jeff was available. >>@presbillyjeff. it was monday night. the account has 115,000 followers. which is impressive. >> i believe it. >> colbert has a little on the president in that regard, 4 million. 4 million followers. >> oh, my goodness. >> you will be there one day. >> 4 million? no, i doubt it. >> yeah. all right, so your favorite tv show -- "buckwild" on mtv. >> it's my favorite show? i didn't know that, but okay. >> sure, sure. it is being canceled. mtv canceled the series. eight days after the death of the cast member shain gandee. you'll remember -- yeah. they're not telling cast members what is going on. this show follows the lives of young people in a rural west virginia town. so, i guess -- >> from the word go. >> absolutely. >> so many politicians in west virginia, this is not the image we want going out there and this and that. >> a lot of reality, mtv shows, never the image people want. it's fun. young people watch it. so -- no more. >> should we talk justin bieber. of course, "the skinny." we have to. >> b

william jefferson clinton was taken. but prez billy jeff was available.ht now and send your first tweet? i'll type -- >> you'll type it? >> i'll type it. 120 characters or less. >> just spent. -- >> just spent -- >> amazing time with colbert. >> like deep concern on bill clinton's face there. he is not at all sure about this twitter thing and in case you thought they were kidding, here was the full tweet. just spent amazing time with colbert. is he sane? he is cool. billy jeff clinton. another tweet posted a few hours ago says now that i'm no longer president i've been downgraded to air force seven. most of them with the hashtag not colbert pretending to be me. so far prez billy jeff has 29,000 followers. >> "early start" back right after the break. plus the perfecting color of a bb cream equal? introducing the newest beauty trend. total effects cc cream c for color. c for correction. [ female announcer ] fight 7 signs of aging flawlessly. cc for yourself. [ dog ] we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonde

. >> false and misleading statements by william jefferson clinton were repeated by witnesses to the grand jury. >> spearheading the nra charge. >> the first recommendation is for model training programs. >> training teachers and personnel to carry weapons. >> designated arms school personnel. >> which could include side arms, shotguns to ar-15s. >> allow for weapons to be carried on school properties. >> there's going to be requirements for changes in state law. >> it is a different story in the states. >> i would be interested what connecticut is doing. >> connecticut is leading by example, passing some of the strictest gun control measures. >> the bill includes a registry for existing magazines and the assault weapons ban, calls for background checks for private sales. >> totally inadequate. >> 90% of americans believe universal background checks are essential. >> there's no guarantee the nra will accept these recommendations. >> the national rifle association is the natural, obvious choice to sponsor this program. >> i am employed as a consultant. >> this is the head of the effort, asa

now president clinton was taken, william jefferson clinton was taken. but presidentbillyjeff was available. 140 characters or less. >> just spent -- amazing time with colbert. >> sound good? >> is he sane? >> is he sane? >> he is cool! >> prezbillyjeff. i am andrea mitchell, live in washington, that' that's @mitchellreports. the debate on gun laws is being fought on capitol hill, where families of newtown victims are meeting with lawmakers. new series of ads from mayor mike bloomberg's lobbying group. joining me for our daily fix, chris cillizza, managing editor of post headline politics.com and nbc news capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. you just came from meeting with the newtown families after they had been talking to members of the senate. so tell me, what are they saying and what kind of feedback are they getting and what about this filibuster? >> so far, the families have decided no the to speak to reporters just yet. they are here, they're beginning their series of meetings which will happen over three days, to try to personally lobby,

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his name is william jefferson clinton.t from being a man who had a big, big problem to now being the most popular politician in the united states. i think a lot of it depends on what you do afterwards, ho uh you deal with the crisis and also, by the way, if your wife forgives you or your spouse forgives you. in this case, that seems to have happened. if your spouse doesn't forgive you, you've got a problem. i think that was, you know, john edwards, please, do not think of a comeback, that's not going to work. but certainly, we've seen, you know, sanford, and we've seen in the cases where there have been redemption that the american people are forgiving if the family has been equally forgiving. >> you have a point there because certainly it seems like anthony weiner's wife has forgiven him. he's playing mr. mom these days while she brings home the bacon so to speak. he stays home and tends to their child. but those pictures -- >> she wants him to run. she wants him out of the house, carol. >> the article says he's been -- t

william jefferson clinton was taken. but prezbillyjeff was available.d you like to break into the 21st century right now and send your first tweet? i'll type it. >> you'll type it? >> i'll type it. 140 characters or less. >> just spent amazing time with colbert. >> sound good? >> question, is he sane? >> is he sane? >> he is cool. >> can i put an exclamation mark at the end of that, sir? >> he was allowed to put the exclamation point. the account has more than 68,000 followers. @prezbillyjeff also happens to be following steven colbert. >> one tweet so far from the former president of the united states. i assume he'll start tweeting a little bit more. a lot of followers anxiously awaiting those tweets. thanks very much. >>> coming up here in "the situation room" a surprising love for guns despite surviving a horrific gun massacre. gabby giffords and her husband sit down with our own dana bash for an emotional interview. >>> has the president given up on trying to get a ban on assault rifles? i'll ask the white house press secretary jay carney coming up

. >> colbert said president clinton was taken william jefferson clint was taken. >> we'll see how muchal roker. >> we'll tackle everything from sexless marriages to mommy mayhem. could get interesting. >> we'll beef up on red meat with the five facts you didn't know or may not know. you may know them but i didn't. >> i didn't either. we'll have those coming up later. first a check of the weather. >> we got a big storm in the mid-section of the country. look for showers in the pacific northwest. windy conditions. high surf advisories southern california, gorgeous mid-atlantic states into the gulf coast. tomorrow warm in the mid-atlantic into the gulf but look for a risk of strong storms mississippi river valley to ohio river valley. rain in the pacific northwest. snow in the northern plains. sunny and warm conditions from texas right on >>> 9:32 on a tuesday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. this of course the golden gate bridge. a lot of foot traffic here. it's going to be a beautiful day, about to hit 60 in the city, close to 70 to finish the day in san francis

william jefferson clinton was taken. but pres billy jeff was available.your first tweet? i'll type it. >> you'll type it? >> 140 characters or less. >> just spent -- >> just spent -- >> -- amazing time with colbert. >> sound good? >> is -- question. is he sane? >> is he sane? he is cool. >> can i put an exclamation mark at the end of that? >> yeah, i haven't used the 140 yet, you can. >> anything else? >> no, no, i'm done. >> i'm done. >> he sure is. >> that's pretty funny. oh, here we go. you know who else is tweeting. >> your dad. >> no, we're on the air here. >> who else is tweeting. >> your father? >> yeah. >> can my dad have some water? joining us now dr. brzezinski. author of "strategic vision." we also have with us the former british prime minister and quartet representative to the middle east, tony blair. and nbc news chief white house correspondent and political director and host of "the daily rundown" chuck todd. >> chuck, we might not be getting to you much this segment. prime minister, great to have you here. thanks so much for being in washin