@PrezBillyJeff

I don't know if you have been paying attention to the opening credits of The Colbert Report. It's very patriotic and there's a lot of words, but there's one set of words that changes on a somewhat regular basis. Last week it was Me Pluribus Unum. Tonight I noticed that it is Mano-A-Bubba! Just a bit of interesting trivia.

But there is a reason for that and it is somewhat complimentary but also a little bit humorous. Tonight's show was all about President William Jefferson Clinton. In fact he was the guest for the whole show. I'll just mention a few highlights. There's great information about the Clinton Global Initiative so I'll put links to that and more for you to read.

At one point, Stephen talked about "Young people like us." I now think he was sort of patting himself on the back for being such a young thinking individual. I also wondered how you upstage a president and Stephen did not disappoint. There was applause for the two men, they sat down and then Stephen jumped right back up and took another (well-deserved) bow. So, that's how you upstage a president.

To start off the conversation, Stephen asked, "Why help other people?" President Clinton wants to leave a better world for his daughter (and for grandchildren who have yet to be born). He also said it is part selfishness and part selflessness.

Stephen suggested that perhaps President Clinton could get together with Ted Talks and there could be the Bill & Ted's Excellent Initiative. That is an excellent idea. But what came next was perhaps even more interesting. The two talked about technology. When President Clinton first entered office as President, there wasn't even email as we now know it. They used phones and regular mail. President Clinton still does not use all the technology that younger people are using.

Perfect opportunity for Stephen. "Well, sir, I took the liberty of opening you a Twitter account."

The obvious choices were already taken, but Stephen set up @PrezBillyJeff. We got to see President Bill Clinton send his first tweet. (Stephen did the typing.)

"Just spent amazing time with Colbert. Is he sane? He is cool!" #cgiu

Here's a few more links.

Clinton Global Initiative University at Washington U

Clinton Global Initiative on Facebook

A Decade of Difference - 10 Clinton Global Initiative Milestones