Better Know A District

Better Know A District is a hard-hitting, investigative segment of The Colbert Report. In it, Stephen Colbert interviews Congressional Representatives (and sometimes candidates) with the eventual goal of interviewing the Representative of every district in the United States.

History
Originally, this was a 435 part series. Unfortunately, Republican Randy "Duke" Cunningham's bribery conviction and subsequent resignation caused California's 50th District to cease existing. In addition, the status of Texas's 22nd is a matter of some contention. Washington D.C. is not included in this count, as Colbert does not consider it part of the United States (as it is not a state, and its Representative has no vote in Congress).

People in Hollywood are too lazy to call it by its full name. They use only its initials, B.K.A.D. In the Hip-Hop community, it is known as B-KaDD (the last D appreviating "dizzle"). The kids on the AOL tubes use the term 8K4D.

This award winning segment takes Colbert out of the studio and on location into the dirty trenches of Congressional offices. Viewers across the nation delight in seeing Stephen ask the kind of tough questions ("So why do you hate our troops?") that leave these Washington fat cats speechless, squirming in their fancy-shmancy office armchairs.

In July 2006, in a critically acclaimed edition of Better Know a District seen by over 150 million viewers, Stephen's firm persistence caused Florida Congressman Robert Wexler to admit his love for prostitutes and cocaine. Colbert won two Peabody Awards for this hard-hitting interview, and the segment remains a likely candidate for a Pulitzer Prize, as well as the Nobel Prize for yellow journalism.

The Interviewed

 * Lynn Westmoreland, Georgia's 3rd, The Fightin' 3rd
 * Robert Wexler, Florida's 19th, The Fightin' 19th
 * Mark Foley, Florida's 16th, The Fightin' 16th
 * Barney Frank, Massachusettes' 4th, The Fightin' 4th
 * Lynn Woolsey, California's 6th, The Fightin' 6th
 * Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, Ohio's 11th, The Fightin' 11th
 * Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Michigan's 13th, The Fightin' 13th
 * Steve Rothman, New Jersey's 9th, The Fightin' 9th
 * Mark Udall, Colorado's 2nd, The Fightin' 2nd
 * Jim Moran, Virginia's 8th, The Fightin' 8th
 * Najor Owens, New York's 11th, The Fightin' 11th
 * Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Colombia, The Fightin' District
 * Brad Sherman, California's 27th, The Fightin' 27th
 * Xavier Becerra, California's 31st, The Fightin' 31st
 * John Mica, Florida's 7th, The Fightin' 7th
 * Jack Kingston, Georgia's 1st, The Fightin' 1st
 * Diana DeGette, Colorado's 1st, The Fightin' 1st
 * Phil Gingrey, Georgia's 11th, The Fightin' 11th

The Cowards

 * Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
 * Chris Smith of New Jersey
 * Sue Kelly of New York

For Each District

 * US Congressional Districts

Factoids

 * It is a 434-part series.