Sarah Palin: Fact or Fiction?

Anonymous McCain aides have started to verbally attack Sarah Palin now that the race is over and lost for the Republicans. Among the allegations being thrown around:

• Palin didn't know Africa was a continent.
• Palin didn't know NAFTA's three member countries were America, Canada, and Mexico.
• Palin's $150,000 wardrobe expenditures were more upsetting and more of a scandal than RNC originally led on:

  when [Palin] was urged by McCain adviser Nicole Wallace to buy three suits for the Republican convention and three suits for the campaign trail, she went on the now-infamous shopping spree at swank stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus... the budget for the clothing was expected to be between $20,000 and $25,000. Instead, the amount reported by the Republican National Committee was $150,000.

• Palin's $150,000 wardrobe expenses is not the entirety of the bill she racked up:

  Palin leaned on some low-level staffers to put thousands of dollars of additional purchases on their credit cards. The national committee and McCain became aware of the extra expenditures, including clothes for husband Todd Palin, when the staffers sought reimbursement

Now, I have to point out that these are anonymous charges being made hours after the end of quite a nasty presidential race, therefore their reliability is not strong. Also, I am extremely biased since I really don't like Sarah Palin.

However, it's kind of scary to think that, if the above is true, despite everything that occurred the RNC was still more than willing to put her that close to the White House.