Function Sum of Characters in Columns, If statements

This one is a doozy, I think. At least, I've never heard of it being needed in this way.
The Mission
To turn Hootsuite’s bulk uploader into an even better Twitter tool by checking the lengths of tweets before they are uploaded.
The Question
How can I check if the SUM of Columns B and C, Tweet and Hyperlink, respectively, exceeds 140 characters, even after Twitter shortens the Hyperlink?
NOTE: The Date/Time won't matter, as it is
only used for Scheduling purposes.
This is kind of as far as I have come. I know that there is a COUNTIF function, but I'm not sure if that will do the trick.
I would also like it to show in Column D (Cleared), if the tweet exceeds 140 characters, by how many.
A gold star to anyone who can figure this out. I will be sharing the file online for anyone who uses Hootsuite to schedule tweets, as well, so think of this as a charity event.

Here's an alternate formula, and a solution which includes your request, "I would also like it to show in Column D (Cleared), if the tweet exceeds 140 characters, by how many."
(Click image for larger, more readable version.)
=LEN(B)+MIN(LEN(C),20)-140
LEN(B) returns the number of characters in B.
MIN(LEN(C),20) returns the number of characters in the link in C if that is 20 or fewer, and returns 20 if the link will be shortened by bit.ly.
Subtracting 140 tells the number of characters still available (if negative or zero) or the number of excess characters (if positive).
The conditional format rules (applied to all cells in column D) call attention to overlong tweets by changing the fill colour to red, the text colour to yellow, and making the text bold. The second rule applies a green fill to the cell if the tweet is within the 140 character limit.
Regards,
Barry

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