The takedown of Sarah Palin seems to be in full swing. What’s most interesting is that the smears (she didn’t know Africa was a continent and shopped like a "Wasilla Hillbilly," for example) seem to be coming from the McCain camp and being pipelined through the media, with conservative Fox News leading the way.

It began yesterday when Fox News Channel’s Carl Cameron told anchor Shepard Smith that unnamed sources within the McCain campaign told him that McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin, didn’t know Africa was a continent, or what countries are in the North American Free Trade Agreement (United States, Mexico and Canada).

Cameron, chief political correspondent, finally decided to reveal startling undisclosed reports on the governor of Alaska — saying that McCain aides were concerned that Palin "lacked the degree of knowledgeability" to become the vice president of the United States. He said Sarah Palin "got angry at staff," was "hard to control emotionally" and "didn’t accept preparation for the (Katie Couric) interview."

McCain and his aides admitted to Cameron that selecting Sarah Palin was a "Hail Mary" strategy.

Another rumor reported post election: Sarah Palin reportedly spent thousands more on her clothing than the reported $150,000, reports Newsweek.

"Newsweek has also learned that Palin’s shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain’s top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy. One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice-presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family — clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus …

"An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast, and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books."

The Post Chronicle reports where they think the whispers are coming from and why: "The McCainiacs are trying to destroy this woman to cover up for their own incoherent incompetence — and the shortcomings of their leader."

Watch the FOX News clip below for an example of the media acting as a pipeline for the alleged reports from McCain’s camp.