What I do if they refuse to keep politics out of it is I get up and walk out of the room. Granted that will be difficult to do if you are at lunch with these women, maybe you can excuse yourself to the restroom. I wouldn't wear the T-Shirt either, it will just stir things up unneccesarily. I keep my confrontational T-Shirts like that for FReeps.
Good Luck, make sure you take your Prilosec before you leave, you'll need it.
MKM
I REFUSE to be QUIET with anyone ANYMORE about politics....our nation DEPENDS upon us speaking up, whether we have to argue with "illogical, intellectually dishonest people" or not. It's MY contribution to FREEDOM and the the FREEDOM of my CHILD and GRANDCHILDREN.....all IMHO.
I don't think I made myself clear. WE ALWAYS TALK POLITICS. It's why I loved working with them so much. Plus, they're men, which is another reason I love to stick it to them! Laughing about how much we disagree politically was the basis of our relationship!!!!
I don't argue. But I do have ready responses to their stupid, illogical statements.
They can believe what they want, but I refuse to be cowered by these "intellectually dishonest people".