Excuse Me, I Already Ate

Sittin’ here tryin’ to contemplate
A nation and a people consumed with ****
Some around the world say we deserve our ****
Others just wishing that we had a clean *****
Joblessness, wars, xenophobia all on our *****
Bodies shipped home in a flag covered *****
Folks deciding for others how to choose a ****
Exacerbating crime that is hard to ********
Pernicious parsimony you just can’t *******
Religious intolerance that we all must *****
A red and blue color code that defines our *****
Charlatan pundits always quick to ********

Some people read Orwell…and say, Oh Well.
I read Orwell…and say, Oh Hell!
A visionary mind in ’49 did create
The reality of today… called the Two Minute Hate

(Answer Key)
A. Hate
B. Fate
C. Slate
D. Plate
E. Crate
F. Mate
G. Tolerate
H. Satiate
I. Abate
J. State
K. Bloviate