It would appear that Rep. Lee Terry, if only for a second, was up for making new friends on the World Wide Web.  

As astutely theorized by Omaha-World Herald scribe Matthew Hansen, the Nebraska Republican randomly expressed his gratitude to a well-established gay and lesbian community in the Windy City instead of presumably thanking the youth-oriented outfit he’s championed in the past .  

Betting Lee Terry meant Boys Town & not Chicago’s “premier gay village” MT @LEETERRYNE Great event @BoystownTweets talking #mentalhealth.

— Matthew Hansen (@redcloud_scribe) October 3, 2014

A simple mistake, no doubt.  

Terry and Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., had, apparently, been in contact with the nonprofit children’s group a day before.  

W/@LEETERRYNE at @BoysTown hearing powerful stories from families struggling to help mentally ill loved ones. #HR3717 pic.twitter.com/wteInb075O

— Rep. Tim Murphy (@RepTimMurphy) October 2, 2014

And Boys Town had been thrilled to have them.  

@RepTimMurphy @LEETERRYNE Welcome to Boys Town!

— Boys Town (@BoysTown) October 2, 2014

Oddly enough, there is no trace of Terry’s shout-out to @BoystownTweets anywhere in his feed. It appears to have even escaped the supposedly all-seeing eye of Politwoops.  

Social media stumble or not, Hansen seems to believe opening up new avenues of communication is always a good thing.  

Tho I’m sure residents of Chicago’s Boys Town would be happy to speak to Rep. Terry about his positions on DOMA/DADT/etc. over the years…

— Matthew Hansen (@redcloud_scribe) October 3, 2014

May we suggest DMing until everyone gets the correct Twitter handles down?  

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