[Magnatron]

Statistical tricks were constantly used, like the “low” unemployment rate during Obozo’s term.

I never heard mention of these "U" numbers prior to Obama. The unemployment rate was the unemployment rate. Under dumbass's rule, they had to parse them out to make them sound better.

With that alone, all other Obama stats should be taken with a tiny grain of salt...

[9YearLurker]

Actually that’s not true—different unemployment rates before Barry. He just put lots of his unemployed on the permanent dole via “disability”.

Also, obviously had the GDP growth number artificially goosed for the 2014 election.

[buwaya]

The various “U” numbers are long standing, and constantly discussed. If you were following the business and economics journals you would have heard of them long ago.

IIRC they were a big deal back in the 70’s, when I started reading the WSJ, the Economist, Fortune, etc. religiously.