I thought it was you, couldn't find the thread though 😄
They're sounding like a pack of nuts. The article isn't dated 1st April..
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-state-election-2015/nsw-state-election-2015-no-land-tax-partys-peter-j...
Peter Jones, the lead candidate for the No Land Tax Party, has been peppering political rivals, including the Police Minister Stuart Ayres and state Liberal Party boss Tony Nutt, with obscene text messages that have exposed a row over preference deals for Saturday's election.
No Land Tax has the crucial "donkey vote" position on the ballot paper, which could deliver Mr Jones a seat in Parliament and potentially the balance of power in the upper house.
But the party is straining amid internal fighting and the erratic behaviour of Mr Jones, a self-confessed "colourful" former trade unionist.
Text messages obtained by Fairfax Media show Mr Jones has fired off multiple crude messages to a group of recipients.
His animosity towards the Liberals stems from the party's refusal to enter a preference deal with No Land Tax. But Mr Jones claims he has nonetheless struck personal deals with Liberal candidates in four seats, including two sitting MPs.
In a text to Mr Nutt, he wrote: "Hey F—knutts how f—king dare you make a complaint against me for sending offensive and unsolicited messages, you f—king turd. It's all a pack of lies. Rgrds. Peter."
Mr Jones told Fairfax Media that he had been angered by Mr Nutt's refusal to do a deal that would be in both parties' interests.
"I think Tony Nutt is actually a deep-penetration double agent. He has got to be on the ALP pay roll because he is doing their work for them," Mr Jones said.
Mr Nutt declined to comment.
Fairfax Media has learned that Mr Nutt has threatened to disendorse Liberal candidates who enter deals with No Land Tax.
But Mr Jones claims to have a deal in place with Liberal candidates in the seats of Port Stephens, Gosford, Prospect and Drummoyne where Liberal volunteers would assist No Land Tax in handing out on the day and feeding volunteers.
Drummoyne Liberal John Sidoti confirmed he had met with Mr Jones but said no deal was done. He said he was sympathetic to the party's aim and would normally offer food to volunteers of other parties.
After Mr Nutt warned against dealing with Mr Jones, the No Land Tax candidate sent off a text to Mr Nutt on Wednesday.
"Hey Tony, things must be pretty shambolic at Liberal HQ if you're threatening to disendorse your own MPs. All things considered … it may have been simpler to return my calls … over the last six months. Good luck on Saturday … because with an idiot like you in charge you will need all the luck you can get. Rgrds Peter," he texted.
Mr Jones also targeted Mr Ayres with taunts about Liberal election material he claims was being displayed by an illegal brothel in Penrith.
"Good morning Stuatt [sic]. I hope I was in your dreams … or nightmares … as the case may be. I have a question for you … can you please recommend me an illegal brothel in Penrith. It has to be incredibly sleazy you little funster. Kind regards. Peter," he wrote in one message to Mr Ayres.
No Land Tax has 4.3 million how-to-vote cards printed ready to distribute and will have volunteers handing out at 1200 polling booths. Mr Jones had wanted a deal to include Liberal volunteers helping No Land Tax recruits but the Liberal Party would not agree.
Mr Ayres said he sent one reply to Mr Jones advising him that only Tony Nutt was authorised to negotiate preferences.
A source described Mr Jones, who is subject of an apprehended violence order taken out by Police on behalf of Communications Union boss Jim Metcher, as a "strange guy".
"He is both brilliant and absolutely bonkers," said the political operative.
Mr Jones said he was happy to be known as colourful and have his messages made public.
Meanwhile, Fairfax Media can reveal that the party's number two candidate, Pat Carbone, attempted to sack the number three candidate Gus Macri.
Mr Macri of Five Dock said he was "dismissed" because he refused requests to hand over a $25,000 donation to the party.
He said: "Pat Carbone was expecting me to donate and that's why he put me in the number three position. He said to hold that position I should be donating. But I didn't."
After Fairfax Media spoke to Mr Carbone, Mr Macri called back to say his sacking had been a misunderstanding.
But he said if a "political miracle" occurred and he was elected to the upper house on Saturday he would not vote with Mr Jones or Mr Carbone.
He said party members had been shocked to read in the media of new party policies like a 15 per cent GST to make up for the $2.4 billion revenue shortfall that would result from its policy to abolish land tax.
Members were also blindsided, he said, by Mr Jones' latest policy – a royal commission into the NSW Police, which he has described in policy documents as the "most corrupt police force in the nation".
The terms of reference for the party's proposed royal commission include: "Unauthorised police media leaks – including and especially to Ray Hadley. Ain't metadata a wonderful thing? 8. Whether (or not) the owners of 2GB are fit and proper person(s) to hold a radio licence? We only ask the easy questions here. 9. Anything else that [Sydney Morning Herald journalist] Kate McClymont wants to add."
