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The first one, 2-1/2 billion of -- improper snap payments in 2012. i got a hunch it's higher than that. this one, though. 947,000 -- almost a billion dollars -- million spent in 2012 to study the best food for astronauts to eat on mars. >> the mars bar that simple. >> what about the moon? on for mars? >> only for mars. that's the kind of nut request stuff. whether its the robotic squirrel, $277,000 for could leggraphers, it's clear the government does not have a revenue problem. eric, last year, the government had a record year in revenue. the highest ever. so if we're not balancing the budget...

Support shampoo products for cats and dogs, half a million for shampoo research. why aren't the pet products companies getting at that task? and one of our favorites, while the government shuts the doors to the white house, it did spend part of a $325,000 national science foundation grant to build a robotic squirrel. we call him robo squirrel. alan colmes the host of the alan comes show and lars larsen joins me now. great to see you guys. alan, of all the choices and places to cut federal spending, why would the obama administration start with white house tours? >> well, there's more to the st...

Squirrels, oh my. but the pictures used in that fox story were very familiar. >> they're almost the same from the press release. on the left is the fox graphic about a climate change musical. on the right is the one from the nrcc. and that robotic squirrel is on double duty. we've heard of kissing cousins, but this is ridiculous. joining me now is joe madison. joe, thanks for being here tonight. i know they say imitation is the serious form of flattery. but do these talking points

You decide plus, remember this video? the government is at it again. i love the shrimp on a treadmill. burning through taxpayer cash more than $2,300,000 for a robotic squirrel. an energy app. for your home. >> you would like that one. >> i wouldn't mind that one. squirrel not so much. more on government waste straight ahead. we will show you all the programs. "fox & friends" hour two starts right now. again sunday morning. heather in for alli. >> send a text about the program. she is dialed. in she doesn't miss a moment. >> turn off the it v have some fun. >> i like to know on the days off th...

Now out, detailing shocking examples of government waste and fraud totalling a whopping $19 billion. revealing that your hard-earned tax dollars were spent on projects like menu for martians and robotic squirrel and climate change, the musical. hum a few bars, jon. we know jon can sing from this past weekend. shannon bream live from washington with more on this. shannon some of those items sound pretty egregious. i'm sure there are a few others though. >> reporter: a few ways to look at it. fraud and waste are highlighted. here is an example, the government spending $2 million a year of your t...