Mark Latham gets rude Christmas card that makes One Nation MP laugh

One of Australia’s most outspoken politicians has revealed the very rude message he received in a Christmas card from a ‘well-wisher’.

One Nation NSW MP Mark Latham took to Twitter to display the ‘Season’s greeting’ he received in his mail, which was simply addressed to ‘Mark’.

Below the printed message of ‘Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’ the anonymous sender wrote ‘Jesus loves you but everyone else thinks you are c***’.

If the message was intended to upset the recipient it apparently failed, at least according to the former Labor leader’s tweet. 

‘Thank you to the anonymous Leftie who mailed this Christmas card to my office,’ Mr Latham wrote.

‘You made me laugh.’ 

Some of those commenting did not see the humour. 

‘Fair dinkum, send an anonymous and offensive card at this time of the year – some folk are just so breathtakingly brave,’ one sarcastic Twitter user wrote.

‘But mate, not a bad start to have Jesus on side!!’ Mr Latham replied.

‘In politics you need either a good sense of humour or a thick skin,’ another commented.

‘Obviously, you’ve got both. Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2023.’ 

The Christmas card (pictured), which Mr Latham thought was sent by a ‘leftie’, had a sting inside

However, some people did share Mr Latham’s apparent amusement.

‘Haha that’s hilarious…,’ one Twitter user replied.

‘You obviously take up some space in their mind, rent free!! Merry Christmas to you Mark.

‘(We don’t all think that btw lol)’

Some of those on Mr Latham’s Twitter feed thought the card was in bad taste but Mr Latham decided to take the most cheerful view

A number of Twitter users objected to the label Mr Latham employer for the sender or voiced similar sentiments to the card.

‘Why do you assume it’s a ‘leftie’? Lots of people think that about you,’ one wrote.

‘Not necessarily a leftie. Just insightful,’ another wrote. 

‘Gee Mark, I couldn’t help noticing you didn’t deny the statement,’ another commented.

Mr Latham has had a colourful political career that has seen him go from being a Labor leader to becoming a One Nation MP

Some suggested it could be an aggrieved person from the controversial politician’s past.  

‘That taxi driver obviously knows your address,’ wrote one Twitter user referring to an incident where Mr Latham was involved in a a dispute over a fare with a Sydney cab driver.  

Mr Latham, who as Labor leader lost the 2004 federal election to Liberal prime minister John Howard, changed his political allegiance to become a One Nation MP in the NSW upper house, where has sat since 2019.