JEFFERSON CITY – In shamelessly misleading comments today, Claire McCaskill claimed to understand rural Missourians even though her public statements and public policies clearly represent urban political interests including support for gay marriage and abortion and opposition to anti-meth legislation and renewable fuels.

During a July 8, 2004 speech at St. Paul A.M.E Church in St. Louis, McCaskill said "I’ll be the first urban governor in 3